Siding Spring Observatory Located on Siding Spring Mountain in New South Wales, Australia, at an altitude of 1,165 m (3,785 ft.). Its main instruments are the 3.9-m (154-in.) Anglo-Australian Telescope and the 1.2-m (48-in.) U.K. Schmidt telescope. Related category OBSERVATORIES AND TELESCOPES Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) |