Canopus Hill Observatory
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The Canopus Hill Observatory is an optical astronomy observatory belonging to the University of Tasmania (UTAS
), It is located approximately 12 km from Hobart
in Tasmania
, Australia
and is a host of Canopus 1 m telescope
. On the site there is also a 16" telescope used by the Astronomical Society of Tasmania for photographic work and for public viewing during observatory open nights.
The expanding city of Hobart provides a high level of light-pollution making the astronomical observations very hard. This is the reason the observatory will be soon closed. Some instruments from current 1 m telescope, like fiber-fed Coude spectrograph and SITe 512x512 pixel CCD camera, will be moved to the newly constructed UTAS observatory at Bisdee Tier
.
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
), It is located approximately 12 km from Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and is a host of Canopus 1 m telescope
Canopus 1 m telescope
The Canopus Hill Observatory houses the Canopus 1 metre telescope and is situated approximately 12 km from Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. Because of its extreme southerly latitude the telescope provides opportunities for study of the Magellanic Clouds throughout the year.Telescope instrumentation...
. On the site there is also a 16" telescope used by the Astronomical Society of Tasmania for photographic work and for public viewing during observatory open nights.
The expanding city of Hobart provides a high level of light-pollution making the astronomical observations very hard. This is the reason the observatory will be soon closed. Some instruments from current 1 m telescope, like fiber-fed Coude spectrograph and SITe 512x512 pixel CCD camera, will be moved to the newly constructed UTAS observatory at Bisdee Tier
Bisdee Tier Optical Astronomy Observatory
The Bisdee Tier Optical Astronomy Observatory is an astronomical facility being built by the University of Tasmania on Bisdee Tier, Spring Hill, Tasmania. The observatory will be a host for 1.27 m optical telescope.- Telescope :...
.