Zadko Observatory
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| Observatory code | D20  | ||||
| Location | Gingin, Western Australia, Shire of Gingin, Australia | ||||
| Coordinates | 31°21′31.4″S 115°42′47.2″E / 31.358722°S 115.713111°E | ||||
| Altitude | 50 m (160 ft) | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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  Location of Zadko Observatory | |||||
Zadko Observatory is an
History
The Zadko Observatory was created in 2008 to host the Zadko Telescope,[1] a 1.0m instrument donated to the University of Western Australia by James Zadko,[2] CEO of Claire Energy.[3] It was then expanded to fit several other instruments in 2011. The Observatory is located close to the Australian Interferometer Gravitational Observatory. The original construction cost AUD 1 million.[4]
Observations are performed robotically every night, and have led to various important results, such as the observation of the first detected counterpart of a gravitational wave source, GW170817.[5][6]
Instruments
The observatory operates one robotic 1.0-metre Cassegrain telescope for scientific studies. In addition, the observatory hosts several instruments operated by private companies.
See also
References
- ^ "Western Australia's Zadko telescope opens". April 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "The Benefactor Wall – Giving". campaign.uwa.edu.au.
- S2CID 85440948.
- ^ "State's largest telescope installed". WAtoday. 10 July 2008.
- S2CID 54027251.
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