Mount Stromlo Observatory
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Mount Stromlo Observatory astronomical observatory 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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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
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Fed: Fires destroy historic Mount Stromlo Observatory
AAP General News (Australia); 1/19/2003; 355 words
; 00-00-0000 Fed: Fires destroy historic Mount Stromlo Observatory By Sandra O'Malley CANBERRA, Jan ... bushfires ravaged the historic Mount Stromlo Observatory. Research officer Vince Ford ... to evacuate as a fire storm on Mount Stromlo caught authorities by surprise ... through ...
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Fed: Fires devastates historic Mount Stromlo Observatory
AAP General News (Australia); 1/19/2003; 176 words
; ... Fed: Fires devastates historic Mount Stromlo Observatory The Canberra bushfires have destroyed ... irreplaceable equipment at historic Mount Stromlo Observatory. Research officer VINCE FORD ... to evacuate as a fire storm on Mount Stromlo caught authorities by ...
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Fed: Losses at the Mount Stromlo Observatory
AAP General News (Australia); 1/19/2003; 55 words
; 00-00-0000 Fed: Losses at the Mount Stromlo Observatory CANBERRA, Jan 19 AAP - Losses at the Mount Stromlo Observatory: * Damage bill estimated at $20 million * Four telescopes ... communications AAP so/was KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES ACT STROMLO (FACTBOX)
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Fed: Canberra bushfires destroy Mount Stromlo Observatory
AAP General News (Australia); 1/19/2003; 387 words
; ... Fed: Canberra bushfires destroy Mount Stromlo Observatory By Sandra O'Malley CANBERRA, Jan 19 AAP - The damage bill at the Mount Stromlo Observatory is expected to top $20 million ... those staff who also lost homes on Mount Stromlo, these fires have delivered ...
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Fed: ANU inundated with support for Stromlo observatory
AAP General News (Australia); 1/22/2003; 265 words
; 00-00-0000 Fed: ANU inundated with support for Stromlo observatory CANBERRA, Jan 22 AAP - The world scientific community and everyday Australians are rallying to help the Stromlo observatory, destroyed in Saturday's bushfires. Australian National University (ANU ... of support flowing in was ...
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