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Mike,
The South dome houses an 11.5" refractor. It was built in 1874 and is the oldest working telescope in Australia.
Don't quote me on the following but I will have a stab:-
Built by Hugo Schreider in Germany.
Focal ratio is about F14.
As you could appreciate this scope being a 130 year old achromat is not up to the quality of modern day apochromatic refractors but has a lot of historical significance.
Greg Bryant or one of the observatory night guides like Les Dalrymple can probably tell you a lot more about it than I can. I have looked through it a few times during past observatory visits. It is a historical work of art.
CS-John B
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