Sydney Observatory (Sydney)

Australia / New South Wales / Sydney
 observatory, hill
The Sydney Observatory is located on a hill now known as 'Observatory Hill' in an area in the centre of Sydney now known as The Rocks. The site evolved from a fort built on 'Windmill Hill' in the early 19th century to an astronomical observatory during the nineteenth century. It is now a working museum where evening visitors can observe the stars and planets through a modern 40 cm schmidt-cassegrain telescope and a historic 29cm refractor telescope built in 1874, the oldest telescope in Australia in regular use.

Millers Point, NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 9247 7321‎
+61 2 9247 4787‎ - Fax
official web: www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Observatory
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Coordinates:   33°51'34"S   151°12'17"E
This article was last modified 16 years ago