My family and I dropped in to Mt Stromlo for a quick stop,
on our way home
from Sydney recently.
I have wanted to visit this place since being a kid, but somehow, never
made it. I was quite excited to finally get there but this feeling soon
evaporated.
It was with somewhat mixed emotions because of all of the bushfire damage.
Some things really impressed the hobbyist / tinkerer in me though,
for example the way polar alignment was dealt with on a huge
instrument like the 74".
Such a huge loss. Such a monumental task for any restoration project,
many of which I have read about for years.
It is such a pity that Canberra is suffering urban sprawl just like every
other city. It is also quite puzzling why they even bother installing
cutoff streetlight fixtures in nearby developments, when it seems to me
just a token effort, with no real effectiveness.
But anyway, here are some shots, some of my initial elation caught on
camera by my partner, some shots of former glory...seriously beautiful relics.