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The Commonwealth Solar Observatory at Mount Stromlo

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Mt Stromlo Observatory began operation as the Commonwealth Solar Observatory in 1924. During the Second World War, it was the design and prototype centre for the Australian Optical Munitions Factory. After the war, the Observatory changed from solar to stellar astronomy and was renamed The Commonwealth Observatory. In 1957 Mount Stromlo Observatory became part of the Australian National University.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/10434

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Campus and Buildings

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Photographs: people and subjects A-Z

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circa 1957

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University

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