Siding Spring Observatory

Siding Spring Observatory

Siding Spring Mountain with Anglo-Australian Telescope dome visible near centre of image.
Alternative names	sso
Organization	Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Australian National University
Observatory code	413
Location	Siding Spring Mountain/Mount Woorat, near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	31°16′24″S 149°03′52″E
Altitude	1,165 m (3,822 ft)
Telescopes
Anglo-Australian Telescope 3.9 m (13 ft) equatorial mount UK Schmidt Telescope 1.24 m (4 ft 1 in) Schmidt camera Faulkes Telescope South 2 m (6 ft 7 in) Ritchey-Chrétien telescope Siding Spring 2.3 m Telescope 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) Advanced Technology Telescope SkyMapper 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) wide-angle optical telescope HAT-South telescope wide-field telescope Solaris Telescope 20 in (51 cm) Ritchey–Chrétien telescope Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope Schmidt Telescope Automated Patrol Telescope wide-field CCD imaging telescope iTelescope.Net Observatory Remote Public Telescopes KMTNet 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) Korean Microlensing Telescope
Location of Siding Spring Observatory
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Mount Woorut
Siding Spring Mountain
Mount Woorut Location in New South Wales
Highest point
Elevation	1,165 m (3,822 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Exmouth
Coordinates	31°16′S 149°03′E
Geography
Location	Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
Parent range	Warrumbungles
Geology
Mountain type	Volcanic

Siding Spring Observatory is an observatory near in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University.

Other websites

• Official home page Archived 2012-06-05 at the Wayback Machine