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Originally Posted by janoskiss
There does not seem to be much future in visual astronomy, ..............
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Perspective here folks
Australia is TOOOOO flat!!! No mountains suitable at all for visual work. The
biggest hills are in the Perisher Valley & top 2 are Mount Kosciuszko 2228 Mts & Mount Townsend 2209Mts.
Take Hawaii for example Mauna Kea The 4,200 meter high summit houses the world's largest observatory (Suburu 8.3Mt) for optical, infrared, and submillimeter astronomy.
http://www.naoj.org/Introduction/img...photo_dome.jpg
* Altitude: 4139 m
* Latitude: 19d 49m 43s N
* Longitude: 155d 28m 50s W
* Cylindrical enclosure rotating with the telescope
* Height: 43 m
* Diameter at base: 40 m
* Weight: 2000t
* Outer wall: aluminum panels