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tiabunna club

Posted: 07 Mar 2017

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1/320 • f/10.0 • 28.0 mm • ISO 100 •

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dome •
Siding Springs •
Australian Astronomical Observatory •
AAO •
NSW •
Australia •
landscpae •
telescope •
astronomy •
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The dome in context

The dome in context
This wider view gives some idea of the size of the dome for the 3.9 metre AAO telescope (see earlier images).

, Puzzler4879, , Tanja - Loughcrew and 10 other people have particularly liked this photo

16 comments - The latest ones
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Terrific capture!

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7 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
This one give a better idea of the building.
Nice shot.
7 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
An exciting series, George ! Very interesting , thanks for showing !
7 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
In this context you realize just how huge it is!
7 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Wonderful shot, George. Are you allowed to visit and use the telescope at night?
7 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to RHH
There is a good visitor centre, Ron, but I am unsure about evening visits, As I understand it, usage is limited to boffins only and even then very much on a 'pre-booked' time basis.
7 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Grandiose sous ce beau ciel bleu +++++
7 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Would love to see this !
7 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Many thanks for your kind comments and faves on this, everyone.
7 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Lovely shot and quite whopper George.
7 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Thank you, Roger
7 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
Looks rather beautiful against the blue sky.
7 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Jean
Thank you, Jean.
7 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Whow...looks like a good view to the moon ;)
7 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
Thank you, Tanja.
7 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
A spectacular shot, George, sharp and nicely composed and framed. That must be an awesome place!
7 years ago.

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