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Originally Posted by RobF
How the heck were you able to get access to Mt Stromlo anyway??
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The Oddie refractor was the outreach type of scope. Stromlo allowed access to the Canberra Astronomical Society (CAS), local secondary (Yr11 & 12 only) colleges and some other community groups by appointment.
Canberra had the best secondary education system in the country back then and I went to Dickson College and I was also a member of the CAS. There is a training accreditation system now but back then all you needed was the key!
Attila and I lived and breathed everything astronomical for a few years and all nighters in sub zero temps up at the Oddie are now cherrished memories
...of course the fires in 2003 destroyed the Oddie but I beleive it is being restored..?