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Things to do at Mount Stromlo

Do a self-guided walking tour: click here for a walking guide and here for more information about the sites en route.
Come up and visit and take in the superb panoramic view!

Mount Stromlo is on tourist Route 5 in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Interested in seeing some astronomical images or learning about the Observatory’s history?
Links to these items and other public information are available here.

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Scope Café

There is a café on Mt Stromlo again! Scope Café opened on March 19 2011. Find out all about it here.

Mount Stromlo Observatory Visitors Centre

Unfortunately, the Mount Stromlo Visitor’s Centre is closed indefinitely.

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Reconstruction: Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre

The Advanced Instrumentation and Technology Centre was opened in October 2006 by the Federal Education Minister, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP. It has replaced the workshops destroyed in the fires of January 2003, offering expanded design, manufacturing and testing capabilities for precision optical instruments, opportunities for higher degree student participation in technical projects, and a research and development program focusing on Extremely Large Telescopes.

See the construction movies! We installed a camera which recorded the construction until 10 August 2006. You can download time-lapse movies of the construction.

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