 Siding Spring Mountain with Anglo-Australian Telescope dome visible near centre of image. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative names | sso | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Organization | Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Australian National University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Observatory code | 413 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Siding Spring Mountain/Mount Woorat, near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°16′24″S 149°03′52″E / 31.27333°S 149.06444°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altitude | 1,165 m (3,822 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Location of Siding Spring Observatory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mount Woorut | |
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| Siding Spring Mountain[1] | |
  Mount Woorut Location in New South Wales | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,165 m (3,822 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Exmouth |
| Coordinates | 31°16′S 149°03′E / 31.267°S 149.050°E[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia |
| Parent range | Warrumbungles |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic |
Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, part of the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) at the Australian National University (ANU), incorporates the Anglo-Australian Telescope along with a collection of other telescopes owned by the Australian National University, the University of New South Wales, and other institutions. The observatory is situated 1,165 metres (3,822 ft) above sea level in the Warrumbungle National Park on Mount Woorat,[1] also known as Siding Spring Mountain. Siding Spring Observatory is owned by the Australian National University (ANU) and is part of the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories research school.
More than A$100 million worth of research equipment is located at the observatory.[2] There are over 60 telescopes on site, though not all are operational.
- ^ a b c "Mount Woorut". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Bushfire hits Australia's largest observatory". Australian Geographic. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.