SkyMapper is a purpose-built, optical survey telescope with a 1.35m mirror and a 268 Megapixel wide-field camera. It is located at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia’s Warrumbungle Dark Sky Park and has been routinely operating since March 2014.
SkyMapper is a purpose-built, optical survey telescope with a 1.35m mirror and a 268 Megapixel wide-field camera. It is located at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia’s Warrumbungle Dark Sky Park and has been routinely operating since March 2014.
Astralis Instrumentation Consortium provides Australia’s national capability for optical astronomy instrumentation by combining expertise and resources from Macquarie University, the University of Sydney and the Australian National University.