Riddlesdown Common Car Park, Purley

Stargaze through 3 telescopes. A local astronomer to talk to.

View Saturn, Pleiades, Andromeda Galaxy

Practical electronics for children

Learn about the science of electricity via experiments this half-term

Build an electronic piano!

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The Morris Observatory

Located on Limpsfield Road at the highest point in Sanderstead, the Morris observatory features 2 piers with SkyWatcher EQ6 mounts. Mounted on them are a Celestron 9.25 Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope for planetary imaging/viewing, and a Skywatcher 72 ED Apochromatic Refractor telescope for deep sky imaging. Visits are by booking only on specific days - Book observatory event .

Celestron 9.25 for visual

Visual on a short refractor

Skywatcher ED72

Skywatcher Mak 90

Previous events

Solar Eclipse 2025

Planetary Alignment 2025

Lunar Eclipse 2025

Winter Jewels 2025