observatory

69 photos and 12 illustrations tagged observatory, from 15 members of Flickr Commons.

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1859

2020

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Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, August 14, 1930 from State Library of Queensland uploaded May 2023
John Melton Black's residence, the first home in Townsville, built around 1865 from State Library of Queensland uploaded February 2023
Old Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne, taken from Government House tower from State Library of New South Wales uploaded October 2022
The Old Naval Observatory Building is a National Historic Landmark registered under the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 from Navy Medicine uploaded October 2022
Observatory, Armagh from Public Record Office of Northern Ireland uploaded March 2022
Panorama of Brisbane taken from the Observatory, 1920 from State Library of Queensland uploaded December 2021
Long-range weather forecaster, Inigo Jones, with Bernard Henry Corser at the opening of the Crohamhurst Observatory, 1935 from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020
Dr W. E. McFarlane, medical doctor and astronomer from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020
Irvinebank Observatory ca. 1910 from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020
Experiments at Wickham Terrace Observatory from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020
Meteorological observatory on Wickham Terrace Brisbane ca. 1900 from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020
View of Brisbane from the Old Windmill Observatory in Brisbane from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020
Weather Bureau and Astronomical Observatory in Brisbane City from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020
Wickham Terrace, Brisbane from the Observatory in 1863 from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020
Observatory, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, ca. 1908 from State Library of Queensland uploaded July 2020

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from State Library of New South Wales

beachcomber australia said:
In 1859 the Sydney Observatory (centre skyline) had only just been completed - www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/theme,796,Sy...
Philip Cohen said:
"View of Dawes Point from McMahons Point"? This view of Dawes Point is not right for it to be from McMahons Point; in fact it is from Milsons Point; see … collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/R3gv2RJa5wvGd collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/GDXGVm0OO4mOj

Toronto 74" Reflector

from North East Museums

Rob Cruickshank said:
Here is the telescope as it is today: (blurry picture, sorry!)

Pretoria 74" Reflector

from North East Museums

Robert Couse-Baker said:
Big science!