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210 feet across, 1000 tons over the azimuth track. In 1969 it was the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. But what's it doing in a sheep paddock?





Date: 8 Feb 2005 03:01 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lostwanderfound.livejournal.com
It's one of my stock "boring people senseless with astronomy trivia" stories; I'll inflict the full details of it on you if we ever meet up.

There was a New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg17924125.600) story about it a couple of years ago...

Date: 8 Feb 2005 06:43 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reynardo.livejournal.com
And I can offer a place to stay that's a 25 minute bus ride from the city and guaranteed to feed you well.

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