Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory located in the west of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: University
- Description: Observatory
- Also known as: “MSO”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Stromlo.
Mount Stromlo
Peak
Mount Stromlo is a mountain with an elevation of 770 metres AHD that is situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The mountain is most notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden and Chifley.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.
Chifley
Suburb
Chifley is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, in the district of Woden Valley. The suburb's area is 1.6 square kilometres. It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from July 1945 to December 1949. Chifley is situated 7 km southeast of Mount Stromlo Observatory.
Cook
Suburb
Cook is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the 2021 census, Cook had a population of 2,965 people. Cook is situated 8 km northeast of Mount Stromlo Observatory.
Mount Stromlo Observatory
- Categories: organization, astronomical observatory, and education
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.31924° or 35° 19′ 9″ southLongitude
149.00751° or 149° 0′ 27″ eastOpen location code
4RPFM2J5+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 234379677OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityWikidata ID
Q1310548
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Mount Stromlo Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد جبل سترملو”
- Armenian: “Մաունթ Սթրոմլոյի աստղադիտարան”
- Belarusian: “абсерваторыя Маўнт-Стромла”
- Catalan: “Observatori de Mont Stromlo”
- Chinese: “斯壯羅山天文台”
- Chinese: “斯特朗洛山天文台”
- Danish: “Mount-Stromlo-Observatorium”
- Dutch: “Mount Stromlo Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد جبل ستروملو”
- French: “observatoire du Mont Stromlo”
- French: “Observatoire du Mont Stromlo”
- Georgian: “მაუნტ-სტრომლოს ობსერვატორია”
- German: “Mount-Stromlo-Observatorium”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Mount Stromlo”
- Japanese: “ストロムロ山天文台”
- Luxembourgish: “Mount Stromlo Observatoire”
- Macedonian: “Маунт Стромло”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Stromlo-observatoriet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Stromlo-observatoriet”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium Mount Stromlo”
- Russian: “обсерватория Маунт-Стромло”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Маунт-Стромло”
- Scots: “Munt Stromlo Observatory”
- Slovenian: “Mount Stromlo Observatory”
- Slovenian: “MSO”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij Mount Stromlo”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Monte Stromlo”
- Spanish: “Observatorio del Monte Stromlo”
- Tatar: “Маунт-Стромло күзәтүханәсе”
- Ukrainian: “обсерваторія Маунт-Стромло”
- Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Маунт-Стромло”
- Urdu: “ماؤنٹ اسٹروملو رصدگاہ”
- Welsh: “Arsyllfa Mount Stromlo”
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Highlights include Visitors Centre and Mount Stromlo Lookout.
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