Stirling Astronomical Society at Old Stirling High School Observatory
Stirling
This impressive building used to be used as Stirling High School, it was converted into an hotel in 1990. View the night sky through the 133 year old Newtonian reflecting telescope within the copper-domed Observatory at the Category A Listed Stirling Highland Hotel courtesy of Stirling Astronomical Society members. Group tours of up to 10 people will last approximately 30 minutes. This is a very popular event so you may have to queue but the hotel has kindly provided a room where you can watch a digital presentation while you wait, or if you can鈥檛 make it up the two-three flights of spiral stairs. If the sky is clear it should be possible to view stars, the moon, Saturn & Jupiter.
Please come after聽8pm if you have no children.
Facilities
Key Information
Booking not required.聽
Where to find us
Address
- Stirling Highland Hotel
- Spittal Street
- Stirling
- FK8 1DU