Beyond The Bounds Of Time

The largest white dome on Siding Spring mountain thrusts more than 50 metres above a craggy, forested slope in New South Wales' Warrumbungle range. From this lofty site on volcanic rocks 13 million years old, astronomers probe the furthest reaches of space, stripping back layers of time to study celestial light which began its trip across the cosmos before Earth existed. Beneath the curving symmetry of this protective dome is a complex of giant instruments and sensitive electronic equipment. These are the tools used by today's astronomers to collect data and record images received from objects thousands of millions of light years from our solar system. At the heart of the building is one of the most technically advanced optical telescopes in the world; a joint British and Australian venture which provides astronomers of both countries with access to the southern skies and the challenge of solving some of the remaining riddles of the universe.

For more information on the Anglo-Australian Telescope explore the following links:

The Conception of the Anglo-Australian Telescope
The Search for Knowledge
The Role of the Anglo-Australian Telescope
Measuring the Universe
Light - Messenger of the Stars
Examining our own Galaxy
The Mystery of Quasars
In Pursuit of the Past
Discovering The Southern Skies
Operation and Functions of the AAT
The Prime Focus Mode
The Cassegrain mode
The Coude Mode
The Telescope in Use
The Astronomer at Work
Astronomy's Incredible Tools
Scientific Highlights From The AAT
Hot Gas from an Exploded Star
Vela Pulsar
SS433
Shells around Galaxies
Galaxies in Collision
Quasars
Infrared Observations: Piercing the Interstellar Smog

This information was kindly provided by:

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN OBSERVATORY
PO Box 296
Epping NSW 2121

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