Siding Spring Observatory

The optical telescope in the main dome. We saw this from inside and got to watch it swinging around and the dome moving, while being re-aligned.

Our Unexpected Private Tour

June 9th 2014
Today we wanted to see the Siding Spring Observatory just on the edge of the Warrumbungle National Park. As we drove along the road leading there we kept noticing some very unusual and imaginative letter boxes. I managed to get Barry to slow down to let me photograph a few of them. They included a little dunny with a spider on the front; a big yellow bird; a dog standing to attention with his rifl ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Warrumbungle National Park

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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