[AZ-Observing] London trip

I was in London last week on vacation and even with clear skies on Friday  
and Saturday the only astronomical objects visible from Kensington was Jupiter  
and Venus. And Jupiter only faintly. The glare from all the hotel lights were  
blinding. There were a few interesting astronomy related items in the Natural 
 History and Science museums, but the highlight of the trip was the Royal  
Observatory Greenwich. I of course straddled the prime meridian and got my 
photo 
 but surprisingly they do not allow photography inside the museum. Too bad 
too, a  lot of great things in there. A museum guide told me that most of the 
clock  section of the museum will be closed down soon for renovations and that 
would  leave only the observation dome open until the renovations are complete. 
The 28  inch refractor in the observation dome was quite a sight but my guess 
is the  "Gold's Gym" bar bell counterweights at the focuser end of the scope 
are not  original equipment. The terrorist attacks on Thursday closed down 
many  attractions for 2 days but nothing slows down the Britons for long.  Jeff 

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