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  • Looking south-east at the moonlit ANU 2.3m telescope building with the Anglo-Australian Telescope dome in the distance
  • Emu and Egg!  The Milky Way from the Southern Cross to Scorpius seen above the ANU 24-inch telescope dome.
  • The Milky Way in the region of the Southern Cross (Crux) and Centaurus rising in the south-east behind the 24-inch dome
  • The southern Milky Way from Centaurus to Scorpius setting behind the ANU 24-inch telescope building.
  • The ANU 24-inch telescope dome with the centre of the Milky Way near Scorpius and Sagittarius above
  • From inside the dome, looking past the ANU 24-inch telescope towards the centre of the Milky Way galaxy in Sagittarius
  • Looking past the ANU 24-inch telescope to the constellations of the Southern Cross (Crux) and Carina setting in the south-west
  • Thunderstorms to the east of Siding Spring Observatory behind (and well beyond!) the 24-inch telescope dome
  • The Milky Way - and the lights of Coonabarabran - behind the dome of the ANU 40-inch telescope.

The ANU 24-inch telescope dome with the centre of the Milky Way near Scorpius and Sagittarius above

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The ANU 24-inch telescope dome with the centre of the Milky Way near Scorpius and Sagittarius above NOTE: All images are copyright and must not be reproduced or mirrored in any form without written permission. No use may be made of any of the images without Dr Shobbrook's written permission.