Siding Spring Observatory

Siding Spring Observatory
Siding Spring Mountain with Anglo-Australian Telescope dome visible near centre of image.
Alternative namessso Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationResearch School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Australian National University
Observatory code413
LocationSiding Spring Mountain/Mount Woorat, near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates31°16′24″S 149°03′52″E / 31.27333°S 149.06444°E / -31.27333; 149.06444
Altitude1,165 m (3,822 ft)
Telescopes
Anglo-Australian Telescope3.9 m (13 ft) equatorial mount
UK Schmidt Telescope1.24 m (4 ft 1 in) Schmidt camera
Faulkes Telescope South2 m (6 ft 7 in) Ritchey-Chrétien telescope
Siding Spring 2.3 m Telescope2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) Advanced Technology Telescope
SkyMapper1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) wide-angle optical telescope
HAT-South telescopewide-field telescope
Solaris Telescope20 in (51 cm) Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
Uppsala Southern Schmidt TelescopeSchmidt Telescope
Automated Patrol Telescopewide-field CCD imaging telescope
iTelescope.Net ObservatoryRemote Public Telescopes
KMTNet2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) Korean Microlensing Telescope
Siding Spring Observatory is located in Australia
Siding Spring Observatory
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Mount Woorut
Siding Spring Mountain[1]
Mount Woorut is located in New South Wales
Mount Woorut
Mount Woorut
Location in New South Wales
Highest point
Elevation1,165 m (3,822 ft)
Parent peakMount Exmouth
Coordinates31°16′S 149°03′E / 31.267°S 149.050°E / -31.267; 149.050[1]
Geography
LocationCoonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
Parent rangeWarrumbungles
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic

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.

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Woorut". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bushfire hits Australia's largest observatory". Australian Geographic. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.