[AZ-Observing] Re: Mount Stromlo burned


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http://asia.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/01/19/austrailia.bush.fire/

-Kerry Weatherford


> "Sadly I have just seen the aerial pictures of Mt Stromlo observatory
> and spoken with Vince Ford, an astronomer on Mt Stromlo and our
> worst fears have been realised.
>
> Laser ranger facility - gone
> 9" Oddie refractor - gone
> 26" Yale Columbia refractor - gone
> 50" Great Melbourne Telescope - gone
> 30" - might be ok?
> 18" Uppsala dome (Canberra Astronomical Societies dome) - gone
> 74" - definitely damaged but true extent of damage unclear
> Original administration building including two small domes housing
> old refractor and solar scope - gone
> Workshops - gone
> Main admin building - at least water damaged but may be worse!
>
> A sad day for southern hemisphere astronomy.

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