Mount Stromlo Observatory

Mount Stromlo Observatory
Remains of the old administration building with the dome of the Farnham telescope
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Observatory code 414 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, AUS
Coordinates35°19′13″S 149°00′25″E / 35.320277777778°S 149.00694444444°E / -35.320277777778; 149.00694444444
Altitude770 m (2,530 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established1924 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitersaa.anu.edu.au/observatories/mount-stromlo-observatory Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
Mount Stromlo Observatory is located in Australia
Mount Stromlo Observatory
Location of Mount Stromlo Observatory
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Mount Stromlo Observatory located in the west of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University (ANU). Australia's oldest telescope and several others at the observatory were destroyed by bushfire in 2003.