Siding Spring Observatory Lodge

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Siding spring observatory lodge.

See 233 reviews articles and 178 photos of siding spring observatory ranked no 2 on tripadvisor among 14 attractions in coonabarabran. Find 1 913 traveler reviews 1 643 candid photos and prices for 15 hotels near siding spring observatory in coonabarabran australia. The twitter thread starts. Anu has officially opened the siding spring observatory lodge that was rebuilt after the 2013 bushfires.

The building contains 18 lodge rooms communal lounge dining hall and library with a seminar room to cater for visitors to the facility. Hotels near siding spring observatory coonabarabran on tripadvisor. Siding spring observatory siding spring observatory sso on the edge of the warrumbungle national park near coonabarabran nsw is australia s premier optical and infrared astronomical observatory. Book your tickets online for siding spring observatory coonabarabran.

The siding spring observatory is located on mount woorut at a height of 1165m approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of coonabarabran nsw. Instead of just providing the link to the twitter thread i m compiling all the tweets i sent about my amateur astronomy session at siding spring observatory last night 1st march 2020 while finally testing my new equipment mount and cameras from a dark place. Siding spring observatory is owned by the australian national university anu and is part of the mount stromlo and siding spring observatories research school. The observatory is situated 1 165 metres 3 822 ft above sea level in the warrumbungle national park on mount woorat also known as siding spring mountain.

The old lodge a temporary home to visiting astronomers was destroyed by a huge bushfire and firestorm in january 2013 along with two other buildings the director s cottage and the fire station. Ok i m trying something different here today. We recommend booking siding spring observatory tours ahead of time to secure your spot.