Siding Spring Observatory (SSO), in the Warrumbungle Mountains near Coonabarabran, NSW, is Australia’s premier optical and infrared observatory. The observatory site is owned and operated by The ...

The Wambelong fire threatened Australia’s Siding Spring Observatory in January 2013. Alex King NSW RFS A massive wildfire has damaged Australia's largest optical astronomy facility, the Siding Spring ...

COONABARABRAN, Australia, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Australia's bush fires have claimed another victim as officials confirmed flames have damaged the nation's largest optical telescope facility. As a wildfire ...

A massive wildfire has damaged Australia's largest optical astronomy facility, the Siding Spring Observatory, causing significant damage, observatory officials said. All of the 18 people on site were ...