Album info

  • Title: The First 100 Years
  • Description: This album contains photographs and images that survived or have been donated from private collections. Photographs and images that survived or have been donated from private collections. Most of the site images prior to 1990 were taken by Stromlo photographers Vince Hunt or Keith Smith. Other photographers are noted where known. Captions will appear in due course. If you can identify times or people, your input will be appreciated. Note: some of the nested albums that started out in this album have been moved to the "Stromlo Reconstruction" album.

    NOTE: All images and movies are copyright and must not be reproduced or mirrored in any form without written permission.

The First 100 Years

  • Solar Lab, CSO - 1927

    • Duffield collection
    • Views: 12600

  • April 1984

    • Mt Stromlo Observatory - General views
    • Views: 144951

  • Oddie drive system - 1993

    • The 9" Oddie refractor, 188?-2003
    • Views: 52700

  • Walter Stibbs and Cla Allen, House 8 in the early 1950s

    • The Commonwealth Solar Observatory building a…
    • Views: 67654

  • Heliostat - 1994

    • The Commonwealth Solar Telescope
    • Views: 13993

  • 8in Schmidt

    • The 6" Farnham refractor
    • Views: 13765

  • Mechanical shop, 1944

    • Workshops and computer labs
    • Views: 38127

  • CCD camera used for support of RSAA MACHO, SN and exoplanet programs in the 1980s and 90s

    • The 30" Reynolds reflector, 1917-2003
    • Views: 35092

  • Wehner

    • The 50" Great Melbourne Telescope, 1868-…
    • Views: 98290