3.5 mtr telescope in Western Australia

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

This seemed to slip below the radar.....
https://www.ll.mit.edu/news/space-su...ts-first-image

[AnakChan (Sean)]

Took a little bit of digging around to find where (since it is military), and found an article that it's in Exmouth, W.A.

Looking at google maps, it could be a possibility that it's on the grounds of the Naval Communication Station Harold E.Holt :-

https://goo.gl/maps/ESghPHuU6Ukmx4m9A

But I am checking out the surroundings to see if it could be located elsewhere.

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

Sean,

Definitely at Exmouth.
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Space_Su...ance_Telescope


Hmmm, not easy to spot on Google maps......

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Here it is: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-21..../data=!3m1!1e3

[gary]

This one came up some time ago.
It is similar to the Maui Space Surveillance System on Haleakala

It is here :-
https://www.google.com/maps/place/21...!4d114.0898889

[AnakChan (Sean)]

Originally Posted by AstroJunk

Here it is: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-21..../data=!3m1!1e3

Nice find! Thanks!

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

Jonathan,
Good find! Well done.

[MrB (Simon)]

Originally Posted by AnakChan

.... it could be a possibility that it's on the grounds of the Naval Communication Station Harold E.Holt ...

Literally in the first paragraph of the OP's linked article:

"On March 5, 2020, at the Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt on that coast, "