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The Observatory

The three domes at Mt Kent at sunset. From the left, the Webb, OMara and Page domes. The EDG (facilities) building is on the left. The microwave tower behind provides a network link to the University. From the left are the Page, Webb and OMara domes.
The weather station in silhouette is on the left, then the Page and OMara domes, with the EDG (facilities) building in the background. Sunset behind the Page Dome, which houses the University of Louisville Telescope
The OMara Dome, housing the OMara robotic telescope. Fisheye view of the May sky above Mt Kent. The Milky Way (our galaxy) stretches from the Pointers and the Southern Cross at lower left to the middle right. The moon with Venus nearby are in the upper right. (Click for a 2.4MB image.)
Star trails taken at Mt Kent by Tony Dutton, looking south to the Large Magellanic Cloud. More star trails at Mt Kent by Tony Dutton, looking towards Orion.
  CRICOS: QLD 00244B | NSW 02225M Updated 19 Sep 2006 |