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Remains of 74-inch reflector at Mount Stromlo Observatory following the 2003 Canberra bushfires

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dc.coverage.spatialMount Stromlo, Australian Capital Territory
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-11T04:56:22Z
dc.date.available2019-01-11T04:56:22Z
dc.date.created2003
dc.identifierANUA 592-187-13
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/155140
dc.description.abstractBetween 18-22 January 2003, parts of south-west Canberra were severely impacted by bushfires. The fires destroyed most of the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory, including the original observatory building, workshops, several telescopes and staff homes. Completed in 1955, the 74-inch reflector was the observatory's largest and most advanced telescope and its primary research instrument until it was destroyed.
dc.format.extent13cm x 19cm
dc.format.mediumphotograph
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.relation.ispartofRecords of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory (Mount Stromlo Observatory) and Duffield Family
dc.rightsThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subject.otherCommonwealth Solar Observatory (1924-1957)
dc.subject.otherbushfires
dc.subject.othertelescopes
dc.titleRemains of 74-inch reflector at Mount Stromlo Observatory following the 2003 Canberra bushfires
dc.typeImage
local.contributor.copyrightholderAustralian National University
CollectionsCommonwealth Solar Observatory (Mt Stromlo)

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