Anglo-Australian Telescope
instrument
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use at Siding Spring Observatory
- In Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
Its main telescope is the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which was jointly built by Australia and Great Britain and has been operated by them since 1975. The instrument is a 3.9-metre (153-inch) reflector that has notably distortion-free optics and an extremely precise computer-controlled system for pinpointing and tracking celestial objects. The telescope…
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