 by the STFC. The graduate programme is particularly unusual in the UK as the students are free to choose their own PhD supervisor or adviser from the staff at the department, and this choice is often made as late as the end of their first term.

Notable current staff 
A (incomplete) list of notable current members of the department.
 Cathie Clarke
 Carolin Crawford
 Andrew Fabian 
 Paul Hewett
 Christopher Reynolds (Plumian Professor of Astronomy)
 George Efstathiou
 Gerry Gilmore
 Douglas Gough 
 Richard G. McMahon
 Max Pettini
 James E. Pringle
 Martin Rees
 Anna Zytkow

Notable past members and students
Here are some notable members of the Department and its former institutes.

 Suzanne Aigrain
 George Airy
 Robert Stawell Ball
 James Challis
 John Couch Adams
 Donald Clayton
 Arthur Eddington
 Richard Ellis
 Stephen Hawking
 Fred Hoyle
 Jamal Nazrul Islam
 Harold Jeffreys
 Donald Lynden-Bell
 Jayant Narlikar
 Jeremiah Ostriker
 Robert Woodhouse

Telescopes 

The Institute houses several telescopes on its site. Although some scientific work is done with the telescopes, they are mostly used for public observing and astronomical societies. The poor weather and light-pollution in Cambridge makes most modern astronomy difficult. The telescopes on the site include:
 The Northumberland Telescope donated by the Duke of Northumberland in 1833. This is a  diameter refractor on an English mount.
 The smaller Thorrowgood Telescope, on extended loan from the Royal Astronomical Society. The telescope is an  refractor.
 The 36-inch Telescope, built in 1951.
 The Three-Mirror Telescope, which is a prototype telescope with a unique design to have wide field of view, sharp images and all-reflection optics.

The Institute's former 24" Schmidt Camera was donated to the Spaceguard Centre in June 2009.

The Cambridge University Astronomical Society (CUAS) and Cambridge Astronomical Association (CAA) both regularly observe. The Institute holds public observing evenings on Wednesdays from October to March.

Public activities 

The department holds a number of events involving the general public in astronomy. These include/ have included:
 Open evenings on Wednesdays during the winter, from October to March, with a talk given by
by the STFC. The graduate programme is particularly unusual in the UK as the student are spare to choose their own PhD supervisor or adviser from the staff at the department, and this choice is much made as recently as the conclusion of their first condition. 

 Notable current staff 
 A (incomplete) list of celebrated current members of the department. 
  Cathie Clarke 
  Carolin Crawford 
  Andrew Fabian 
  Paul Hewett 
  Christopher Reynolds (Plumian Professor of Astronomy) 
  George Efstathiou 
  Gerry Gilmore 
  Douglas Gough 
  Richard G. McMahon 
  Max Pettini 
  James E. Pringle 
  Martin Rees 
  Anna Zytkow 

 Notable past members and scholar 
 Here are some noteworthy members of the Department and its former institutes. 

  Suzanne Aigrain 
  George Airy 
  Robert Stawell Ball 
  James Challis 
  John Couch Adams 
  Donald Clayton 
  Arthur Eddington 
  Richard Ellis 
  Stephen Hawking 
  Fred Hoyle 
  Jamal Nazrul Islam 
  Harold Jeffreys 
  Donald Lynden - Bell 
  Jayant Narlikar 
  Jeremiah Ostriker 
  Robert Woodhouse 

 Telescopes 

 The Institute houses respective telescopes on its site. Although some scientific work is perform with the telescopes, they are mostly practice for public observing and astronomic societies. The poor weather and light - pollution in Cambridge makes about modern astronomy difficult. The telescopes on the site include: 
  The Northumberland Telescope donated by the Duke of Northumberland in 1833. This is a   diameter refractor on an English mountain. 
  The smaller Thorrowgood Telescope, on extended loan from the Royal Astronomical Society. The telescope is an   refractor. 
  The 36 - inch Telescope, built in 1951. 
  The Three - Mirror Telescope, which is a prototype telescope with a unique design to have wide field of view, crisp images and all - reflection eye. 

 The Institute's erstwhile 24 " Schmidt Camera was donate to the Spaceguard Centre in June 2009. 

 The Cambridge University Astronomical Society (CUAS) and Cambridge Astronomical Association (CAA) both regularly observe. The Institute holds public observing evenings on Wednesdays from October to March. 

 Public activities 

 The department holds a number of events involve the general public in astronomy. These include/ have included: 
  Open evenings on Wednesdays during the winter, from October to March, with a lecture given by
 by the STFC. The graduate pvogramme is partnxularlb unusuzl in thd UK as the students are frex to choowe their own PhD superxisor or wdviser drom rhe staff ef the dc'artmskt, anb vhis choice is pften made as late as tha dnb of their first term.

Notable current staff 
S (lncomplete) lisj of mjtabmv gurrent members of the departmenf.
 Cathit Clarke
 Carolin Ctawford
 Andrew Fabian 
 Paup Heaett
 Christopher Rfynolds (Plunian Professor of Astronomy)
 George Efstzthiou
 Gerry Gilmore
 Douglas Gojgh 
 Xichard G. MxMqhoj
 Max Pettinm
 Jamef E. Pringle
 Martin Raes
 Anns Zytkow

Notablc pasv menbers and students
Herx are some notable mgmbers of dhz Department and its doemer hnsthtutdw.

 Sjzahnx Ajgrain
 Gekrge Airy
 Dobert Stawwll Ball
 James Chalkif
 John Couch Asams
 Djnwld Clayton
 Arthur Eddington
 Richard Elnis
 Stephen Hawking
 Fred Hiyle
 Jamal Nazrul Islwm
 Harold Jeffreys
 Donald Lynden-Bell
 Jayant Narlikar
 Jeremhah Oagrijev
 Rocwrh Woodhouse

Telescopes 

The Institute houses sedsrsl telescopes on its site. Aktjoidh some scienjific work is done with the helescokes, thwy are moftly used for public observing qnd astronompcal societies. The poox weather anb lighj-polluyion in Cambridge makes mosf modern ashronomy djwficult. The telercoies mn the site include:
 The Nowthumberlend Tzlescope donsted br the Duke of Northumberland in 1833. Tjis id d  diameteg refractor on an English mount.
 The smaller Tnosrofgood Tejescoie, on extended joan from the Toyal Astxonomizal Societj. The telxscope is an  refractor.
 Tvg 36-inch Telescmpe, buile in 1951.
 Thw Three-Okrror Telescopr, which is a protottpe telescope with a onjque design to kcvt qide field of fied, sragp mmagef and all-reflactiun ultics.

Ghe Insuntube's forker 24" Schmidt Camera fas sonated to the Spavenuard Cenjre in Juge 2009.

The Cambricge University Astgonommcal Sucietu (COAS) and Cambridge Astronomical Zssociatiln (GAA) both regujarln obferve. The Nnstitute holds public observing eveningw on Wednesdays ftom October to March.

Pobllc activitiex 

The departmett holds a number of events involving the general public ih astrmnomy. These include/ have included:
 Open evenings on Wednesdays during the wintee, from October to Jarcn, witv c tclk givqn bb
by the STFC. The graduate programme is in UK as students are free supervisor adviser from the at the department, this choice is often made as as the end of their first term. Notable current staff A (incomplete) list notable current members of the department. Cathie Clarke Carolin Crawford Andrew Fabian Paul Christopher (Plumian of George Efstathiou Gerry Gilmore Douglas Gough Richard G. McMahon Max Pettini James E. Pringle Martin Rees Zytkow Notable past members and students Here are notable members of the and its former institutes. Suzanne George Robert Stawell James John Adams Donald Clayton Eddington Richard Ellis Stephen Hawking Fred Hoyle Jamal Nazrul Islam Harold Jeffreys Donald Lynden-Bell Jayant Narlikar Jeremiah Robert Woodhouse Institute houses telescopes its Although some scientific done with the telescopes, they are public observing and astronomical societies. The poor weather light-pollution in makes most modern astronomy difficult. The on the site include: The Northumberland Telescope donated the Duke of Northumberland in 1833. This is a diameter refractor on an English mount. Thorrowgood Telescope, on extended from the Royal Society. telescope an The 36-inch built in 1951. The Three-Mirror Telescope, which is a prototype telescope a unique design to have wide field of view, sharp all-reflection The Institute's former Schmidt Camera was donated the Centre in June 2009. University Society Astronomical (CAA) regularly observe. The Institute public observing evenings on Wednesdays October to March. Public number of events involving the general public in These include/ have included: Open evenings on during the winter, from October to March, with a talk given by
 by the STFC. The graduate progrAmme is partIculaRly UnuSuAl in The Uk as the students ARe frEe to choose their own PhD sUpervIsOR or aDViSer frOm the stAFf AT The DePaRtmEnT, AnD this ChoIce is ofTen made as lAte As The end of theiR FiRst term.

NotAblE current stafF 
A (iNcomplEtE) liST of noTabLe curRent meMBers of The departMeNT.
 CathiE clarke
 CAROlIn CrAwford
 Andrew FabiaN 
 paUL Hewett
 ChristoPher ReYnOLdS (pLumIan professor oF AStronOMy)
 GeorgE efSTAThiOU
 Gerry Gilmore
 douglas GougH 
 ricHard G. MCMAhoN
 max PetTini
 JAmES E. PRingle
 MartiN ReeS
 Anna ZytkOw

NotaBLe past mEMbers anD studeNts
herE are SOmE nOtaBlE MemBErS of THe DEpartmenT aNd Its foRmer INSTItutEs.

 SUzanNe AigRain
 George AirY
 RoBert sTawEll BaLl
 JamEs ChAlLis
 JoHn CoucH AdamS
 DOnald Clayton
 ArtHur EDdington
 RIchArD ElLiS
 StepHEn HawkIng
 freD Hoyle
 JAmal NazRUl ISlAM
 hArOld Jeffreys
 Donald LYnDEN-BEll
 JayanT NarliKAr
 jeREmiah OstRiKer
 robeRT woodhOuse

tElEscopes 

THe InstITuTe Houses sEvEral teLeScoPes On its SIte. ALthougH some sciEntifIC work is done witH The telescopes, THeY ARe MOstlY usEd for public ObseRVing And aSTrOnoMIcal sOcietIeS. thE Poor weather and light-PoLlutioN in CaMbridge makes mOst modern aSTROnomy difFicuLT. THE telescopes on tHe sitE include:
 ThE northumbErlanD TelescoPe donated BY The Duke oF NoRthUmbErlAND iN 1833. This is a  diameTER refRaCtor on aN EnGlish moUnt.
 the SmaLleR THorrowgooD TelescoPe, On ExTeNdeD loan FRom the RoYaL AsTrOnoMical sOciety. the teLescOpE iS An  rEfractoR.
 thE 36-INch TElEsCope, BuiLt In 1951.
 The threE-mirRor TeleScope, whicH is A ProtOtYpE telescOpe with a uniquE dEsign to havE wIde Field oF VIew, sharp Images and all-reflection oPTics.

The insTitutE's foRmer 24" SchmiDt CAmera wAs dONated tO the SpAceguArD CeNTRe in JUNE 2009.

THe CAmBridge UnivERSitY AstrOnOmicAl SocieTy (CUAS) and Cambridge aStrOnomical AssocIatIon (Caa) BoTh rEGuLArlY oBSerVE. the Institute holDs public obSeRViNg evenings ON WeDnEsdays fRom OctoBer to mArch.

PubLic activiTies 

The dePaRtmeNT HolDs a number oF events iNvolving tHE geneRAl PubliC in AstronOmY. ThEse inClude/ hAVe iNcludEd:
 Open EvEnings On WedNeSdays durIng the winter, from October To MarcH, with A taLk given by
 by the STFC. The graduate  programme  is p art icu la rlyunus ual in the UKa s th e students are free to  choo se thei r  o wn Ph D super v is o r  or  a dv ise rf ro m the  st aff atthe depart men t,  and this ch o ic e is often  ma de as late a s t he end  o f t h eir f irs t ter m.

No t able c urrent st af f  
A (i n complet e )  l istof notable curren t  m e mbers of the d epartm en t .C ath ieClarke
 Ca ro lin C r awfordAn d r e w F a bian 
 Paul H ewett
 Chri s top her Re yn old s  (Plum ian P ro f ess or of Astro nomy )
 George  Efsta t hiou
 G e rry Gil more
Dou gla s Go u gh   Ri ch a rdG .McM a hon 
 Max Pe tt in i
 Ja mesE . P ring le Mar tin R ees
 Anna Zyt kow 

No t abl e pas t mem bers  a nd st udents 
Here  a re some notable  mem bers of t heDe par tm ent a n d itsfor mer  instit utes.
Suz an n e Ai grain
 George Airy 
R o be rt Stawe ll Bal l 
Ja m es Chall is 
 J ohnC o uch A dams  D onald Cl aytonAr th ur Eddi ng ton
 R ic har d E llisStep hen Ha wking
 F red H o yle
 Jamal Naz r ul Islam
 Har o ld J ef f reys 
 D onald Lynde n-Be l l
 J ayan t  N arl i kar
Jerem ia h  O s triker
 Robert Wood ho use

T elesc opes 

The In stitute ho u s e s severa l te l es c opes on its si te. A lthough so m e scient ificwork isdone with t he teles cop es,  th eya r emostly used f o r  pub li c obser vin g and a str ono mic also cieties.The poor  w ea th er  an d lig h t-pollut io n i nCam bridg e  makes  most  mod er na str onomy d i ff i c ult.  T he  tel esc op es on  the sit e inclu de:
 TheNor t humb er la nd Tele scope donated  b y the Duke  o f N orthum b e rland in  1833. This is a  diame t er refr act or on  anEnglish m oun t.
 Th e s m allerThorro wgood  T ele s c ope,o n  e xte nd ed loan fr o m  th e Roy al  Ast ronomic al Society. The te l esc ope is an  re fra ctor .  T he3 6- i nch  T e les c o pe, built in 19 51.
 The T hr e e- Mirror Tel e sco pe , which  is a p rotot y pe tele scope wit h a uniqu edesi g n  to  have wide  field o f view, s h arp i m ag es an d a ll-ref le cti on op tics.The  Inst itute' sformer  24"Sc hmidt Ca mera was donated to the  Space guard  Ce ntre in J une 200 9.

The C ambr idge Unive rsi tyAstro nom i cal S ocie t y(CU A S) an d Ca m bridge As t ro nom i c al  Associatio n ( CAA ) bot h r e gularl y ob serve. The Instit u te holds publi c ob s e rvi nge veni ng s on Wednesday s f ro m Octoberto  March.

Pu blic act iv i ties

Thedepart ment ho l d sa  numbe r of  ev ents invo lvi ng the gen er al public  inas tronom y. The s e in c l ude/ have includ ed:
O p en ev e nin gs on  W ednesda y s du ring the w inter, from  Octob er t o Mar ch, wit ha talk  gi ve n by
 by_the STFC._The graduate programme is_particularly unusual_in_the UK_as_the students are_free to choose_their own PhD supervisor_or adviser from_the_staff at the department, and this choice is often made as late as the_end_of their_first_term.

Notable_current staff 
A (incomplete) list_of notable current members of_the department.
_Cathie Clarke
 Carolin Crawford
 Andrew Fabian 
 Paul_Hewett
_Christopher Reynolds (Plumian_Professor of Astronomy)
 George Efstathiou
 Gerry Gilmore
 Douglas Gough_
 Richard G. McMahon
 Max Pettini
_James E. Pringle
_Martin_Rees
_Anna Zytkow

Notable past members_and students
Here are some notable members_of the Department and its former_institutes.

 Suzanne Aigrain
 George Airy
 Robert Stawell_Ball
 James Challis
 John Couch Adams
_Donald Clayton
 Arthur Eddington
 Richard_Ellis
 Stephen_Hawking
 Fred Hoyle
 Jamal Nazrul_Islam
 Harold Jeffreys
_Donald Lynden-Bell
_Jayant Narlikar
 Jeremiah_Ostriker
 Robert Woodhouse

Telescopes 

The Institute houses_several telescopes on_its site. Although some scientific work_is_done with the_telescopes,_they_are mostly_used for public_observing_and astronomical_societies._The poor weather and light-pollution in_Cambridge_makes most modern astronomy difficult. The telescopes_on the site include:
_The_Northumberland Telescope donated by_the Duke of Northumberland in_1833. This is a  diameter_refractor on_an English_mount.
 The smaller Thorrowgood Telescope, on extended loan from the Royal_Astronomical Society. The telescope is an_ refractor.
 The 36-inch_Telescope, built_in_1951.
 The Three-Mirror_Telescope,_which is_a prototype telescope with a unique design_to have_wide field of view, sharp images_and all-reflection optics.

The Institute's_former_24" Schmidt Camera was donated to_the Spaceguard Centre in June 2009.

The_Cambridge University Astronomical Society (CUAS)_and_Cambridge_Astronomical Association (CAA) both regularly_observe. The Institute holds public observing_evenings on Wednesdays_from October to March.

Public activities 

The department_holds_a number of events involving the_general_public in astronomy. These include/ have_included:
_Open_evenings on Wednesdays during the_winter, from October to March, with_a talk given by