Powerhouse Parramatta home to new observatory with telescopes powerful enough to see distant galaxies
The new $915 million Powerhouse Parramatta museum in Western Sydney features a state-of-the-art observatory equipped with research-grade telescopes. The facility aims to provide students and researchers with access to advanced astronomical observation tools.
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Astrophysics PhD student Nada Salama says the new observatory means more than just science. ( ABC News: Nabil Al-Nashar )
Powerhouse Parramatta is now home to a new observatory.
It features a range of research-grade telescopes and a program targeting year 7 to year 10 students who can stay overnight.
The museum is set to open on November 7 with five exhibitions.
Link copied Share Share article More than two centuries after a famed observatory was built in Parramatta, a new one has been constructed a few hundred metres away on top of a newly built museum.
The $915 million Powerhouse Parramatta in Western Sydney features research-grade telescopes powerful enough to see distant galaxies.
It will be open to students during overnight stays and to researchers who could access it remotely or during residencies at the location.
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