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Mount Stromlo Observatory, astronomical observatory observatory, scientific facility especially equipped to detect and record naturally occurring scientific phenomena. Although geological and meteorological observatories exist, the term is generally applied to astronomical observatories. ..... Click the link for more information. located on Mt. Stromlo, near Canberra, Australia. Established in 1924 (14 years after the first telescope was erected there), it has been operated by the Australian National Univ. since 1957. A wildfire destroyed the observatory in 2003, but the university will rebuild it. The principal instrument was a 74-in. (188-cm) reflecting telescope, controlled by computer and having a battery of auxiliary equipment. Other instruments included 50-in. (127-cm) and 30-in. (76-cm) reflectors, and a 26-in. (66-cm) refractor. |
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1, replacing John Shobbrook, who went back to his native Australia to work at the Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra. Using a telescope at Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra, Australia, the team scans millions of stars in the central bulge of our galaxy and in its neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Proponents said the benefit of linking up with the Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra is that the skies are dark over Australia when valley children are in school. |
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