Situated on
Manora peak it is about 1 Km from Hanumangarhi if some one
prefers to visit it on foot . By road it is about 9 Kms
from Nainital . It is a centre of astronomical studies and
optical tracking of artificial satellites. For night
viewing of stars and planets some days are fixed on moon
lit nights and permission is necessary.
Observatory was
established at Nainital in 1955 and shifted to present
location of Manora Peak in 1961. The primary objective of
the observatory has been to develop facilities for modern
astrophysical research in stellar, solar & theoretical
branches of astrophysics.On some selected clear nights the
visitors are also shown some celestial objects through the
telescopes.
