observatories
20 photos and 2 illustrations tagged observatories, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.
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- telescope
- astronomy
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- North East Museums
- State Library of Queensland
- George Eastman Museum
- SMU Libraries Digital Collections
- State Library of New South Wales
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Recent uploads
The last upload was May 2023.
Windmill from Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, ca. 1885 from State Library of Queensland uploaded May 2023
Windmill and Craigston apartments, in Wickham Terrace ca. 1934 from State Library of Queensland uploaded May 2023
Old Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne, taken from Government House tower from State Library of New South Wales uploaded October 2022
Toronto 74" Reflector from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
Satellite Tiros III from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
A display of Grubb Parsons equipment from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
Early Photographic Equipment from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
60" Mirror for William Parsons, Earl of Rosse from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
Construction of Telescopic and Astronomical instruments from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
San Fernando Mirror Test from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
The great globular cluster in the constellation Hercules from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
The Ring Crater Copernicus from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
The Whirlpool Nebula in the Hunting Hounds from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
The Moon. August 25th 1890 from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
12" Paraboloid Test from North East Museums uploaded July 2013
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Toronto 74" Reflector
from North East Museums
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Rob Cruickshank said:
Here is the telescope as it is today: (blurry picture, sorry!)
Windmill from Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, ca. 1885
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Historical Australian Towns said:
Thank you, I used this on my blog historicalaustraliantowns.blogspot.com/2018/02/brisbane.html
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State Library of Queensland said:
Nice work! You are most welcome.