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The New Teaching and Public Access Observatory at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 April 2016
Abstract
A grant from the Department of Employment, Education and Training and matching funding from the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, has allowed the construction of a teaching and public access observatory on the University’s Werrington North campus. The observatory consists of a lecture theatre for about 50 students, an office for administration and project/souvenir sales, and an enclosed office for research activities. The 6·5 m dome will house a fork-mounted 0·6 m (24 inch) Ritchey-Chrétien telescope working at f/10. There will also be two outside observation areas for tripod-mounted telescopes. The expected completion date for the entire project is mid-1994.
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- Instruments and Basic Astronomy
- Information
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , August 1994 , pp. 188 - 190
- Copyright
- Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1994
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