The Octagon Room of the Greenwich Observatory

The Great Star Room or Octagon Room was part of John Flamsteed's House adjacent to the old Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Due to smog and light pollution, the Royal Observatory was moved to Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex in the late 1940's and early 1950's. The Royal Observatory will close permanently on October $31^{\mbox{\scriptsize st}}$, 1998.

 

octagon Figure 4 The Octagon Room