The Heights Observatory

The Heights Observatory

The Heights School in Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia has its own officially registered astronomical Observatory.See http://www.assa.org.au/facilities/theheights/ or http://www.theheightsschool.com.au/observatory.shtml or
The Heights School (Australia)

The Observatory opened in 1989 with a 12" Dall-Kirkham design reflector in a dome, and a 10" Meade SCT was added in 1996in a roll off roof building.

There is an active Student Astronomy Group in which the students learn basic astronomical theory, and also do practicalobserving with both telescopes.

References

* http://www.assa.org.au/facilities/theheights/
* http://www.theheightsschool.com.au/observatory.shtml


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