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RIDE CANCELLED
Just to be clear, 2pm at the statue overlooking Canary Wharf outside The Greenwich Observatory.
UPDATE: No shoes with protruding cleats inside at the observatory, they have nice polished wood floors and do not want it scuffed by many sharp feet. Bring a change of shoes if you don't want to walk around in socks.
Same deal as before really. A ride from the Royal Greenwich Observatory in the South to the University of London Observatory in Mill Hill up North.
I work part time at the ULO and have access to the telescopes after hours for public tours, as such this ride is a slightly curated ride taking in some astronomical highlights of London. Including the Royal Greenwich Observatory which defines the standard meridian of zero degrees longitude and greenwich mean time, the Royal Astronomical Society in Piccadilly and some other bits and pieces up to ULO.
At ULO we will be able to tour the site and make some naked eye observations either through the 3 metre Fry refractor or a modern C14 Schmidt Cassegrain.
As the observatory is small there is a maximum of 20 riders for this, and to cover staffing costs out of hours there is a price of £5 per head (I don't get any of this.).
There are some other rules about the observatory but I'll update later.
Please note that observing is weather dependent and as a working observatory prone to mechanical breakdowns.
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6752730
Note: Mostly correct route