Mount Stromlo Observatory

Mount Stromlo Observatory
Remains of the old administration building with the dome of the Farnham telescope
Alternative namesMSO
Observatory code 414 
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)
Established1924 
Websitersaa.anu.edu.au/observatories/mount-stromlo-observatory
Telescopes
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.