The Wast Hills Observatory was established in 1982 primarily as a teaching laboratory for the Physics with Astrophysics BSc/MSci degree course at the University of Birmingham. It is located in Kings Norton,
Birmingham, England
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, 8 km from the university campus. It has developed into a unique training and research facility for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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Wast Hills Observatory University of Birmingham
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Astronomical observatories in England