Mt Siding Observatory

Mount stromlo and siding spring observatories.

Mt siding observatory.

Siding spring observatory is owned by the australian national university anu and is part of the mount stromlo and siding spring observatories research school. Siding spring observatory sso on the edge of the warrumbungle national park near coonabarabran nsw is australia s premier optical and infrared astronomical observatory. You can read about the history of the observatory by clicking here. Siding spring observatory is owned by the australian national university anu and is part of the mount stromlo and siding spring observatories research school.

Astrophysics rsaa at the australian national university anu incorporates the anglo australian telescope along with a collection o. The observatory is situated 1 165 metres 3 822 ft above sea level in the warrumbungle national park on mount woorat also known as siding spring mountain. The anu land holding covers an area of approximately 151 hectares and includes the observatory precinct on the summit of mt woorut as. The observatory is situated above sea level in the warrumbungle national park on mount woorat also known as siding spring mountain.

Siding spring observatory has been here since 1964 on the traditional land of the kamilaroi gamilaroi people who were practicing astronomy here for at least 20 000 years before then. Siding spring observatory near coonabarabran new south wales australia part of the research school of astronomy amp. Due to covid 19 the mount stromlo observatory site is currently closed to all visitors until further notice. The siding spring observatory is located on mount woorut at a height of 1165m approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of coonabarabran nsw.

18 2003 a bushfire destroyed all five. There is no access to the site. Bordering the eastern edge of the warrumbungle national park. The observatory is owned and operated by the anu research school of astronomy and astrophysics which is based in canberra over 500 kilometres away further.