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III. — Australie

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

A. R. Hogg

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In 1957 the Joint Observatory of Yale and Columbia Universities commenced a series of site surveys in Australia under the direction of Dr. I. Epstein. While astronomers at Mount Stromlo Observatory were greatly interested in this activity, it was not until 1958 that Mount Stromlo actively commenced site testing. Tests were initiated in the first instance with a desire to find a not-too-distant location suitable for a field station where observing conditions would be better than those at Mount Stromlo, and later with the idea of finding a site anywhere in Australia which would satisfy the needs of a large telescope.

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Research Article
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 19: Site Testing , 1963 , pp. 253 - 256
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Copyright © CNRS 1963