Siding Spring Observatory

Siding Spring Observatory is an observatory near in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University.

Siding Spring Observatory
SSO overhead image.JPG
Siding Spring Mountain with Anglo-Australian Telescope dome visible near centre of image.
OrganizationResearch School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Australian National University
Code413  
LocationSiding 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 / -31.27333; 149.06444Coordinates: 31°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
Elevation1,165 m (3,822 ft)
Parent peakMount Exmouth
Location
LocationCoonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
RangeWarrumbungles
Geology
TypeVolcanic

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