1. Science Projects - The Observatory Science Centre (UK)
Science Projects is a company with charitable status dedicated to the promotion of science to everyone. The company designs and constructs hands-on science exhibits, operate two science centres and several travelling shows and exhibitions. The organisation has recently brought an historic observatory back into operation for public use. The observatory which was former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory at Herstmonceux now operates as a science centre and the telescopes have been restored and have digital imaging devices attached. The telescopes comprise two refractors (330mm and 660mm) and two reflectors (910mm and 760mm). In addition renovations are in progress on a Baker Schmidt Wide Field Camera (760mm) which will be available for use in the near future The Observatory Science Centre opened in April 1995 and is a major venue for exhibitions, lectures and educational programmes. Research and training facilities are being developed in conjunction with local universities, colleges and technology-based businesses. The renovated telescopes are providing a unique facility for schools, colleges and astronomical societies.

More information about the OSC robotic telescope can be found here.


  

2. Astrophysics Research Institute - Liverpool John Moores University (UK)
The International Schools' Observatory (ISO) is a web-based observatory that provides schools around the world with access to professional observations from a unique robotic telescope. Provided by Liverpool John Moores University, the ISO allows students or schoolchildren from different countries to work together on science projects, make new friends and experience the excitement of science observation and discovery in exactly the same way as professional astronomers. With its 2 metre diameter mirror, the Liverpool Telescope is the worlds' largest fully robotic telescope. Owned and operated by Liverpool John Moores University, and sited on the world-class observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands, it is designed to explore the way in which objects in the universe change. It can regularly monitor stars and galaxies for many astronomers every night, and can also react automatically to sudden, explosive events such as supernovae or Gamma-Ray Bursts. Making full use of internet technology and advances in robotics, the telescope has also been made available to schools in the UK through the National Schools' Observatory.

More information about the ISO robotic telescope can be found here.