Parkes Observatory, 585 Telescope Rd, Parkes, NSW, Australia
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S 32° 59.898 E 148° 15.806
55H E 618030 N 6348192
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Waymark Code: WM1301K
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 08/18/2020
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The Parkes Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory located 20km north of Parkes, NSW. The 64-metre radio astronomy telescope was onstructed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and opened in 1961. Parkes Observatory is nationally significant in the course of Australian cultural history for its importance to the history of Australian astronomy, and for its association with the Apollo 11 moon landing.
List: National Heritage List
Place ID: 106345
Place File No: 1/07/255/0011
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Status:
Listed Place
Year built: 1961
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