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Explore Culgoora in Australia
Culgoora in the region of New South Wales is a town in Australia - some 346 mi or ( 558 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Culgoora is now 08:55 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wee Waa, Sydney City, Katoomba, Brisbane, and Bohena Creek. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wee Waa . Where to go and what to see in Culgoora ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Paul Wild Observatory
A number of major astronomical facilities are located at the Paul Wild Observatory near Narrabri, Australia, including: The Australia Telescope Compact Array radio telescope The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer A node of the Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network The Ionospheric Prediction Service. The observatory is named in honor of Australian radio astronomer Paul Wild. Two other astronomical facilities are located nearby (although not on the same site).
Located at -30.31 149.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Australia Telescope National Facility
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)'s radio astronomy observatories are collectively known as the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), with the facility supporting Australia's research in radio astronomy. CSIRO currently operates three observatories as part of the ATNF, near the towns of Parkes, Coonabarabran and Narrabri in New South Wales.
Located at -30.32 149.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Australia Telescope Compact Array
The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) is a radio telescope at the Paul Wild Observatory, twenty five kilometres (16 mi) west of the town of Narrabri in Australia. The telescope is an array of six identical 22-metre diameter dishes, which commonly operate in aperture synthesis mode to produce radio images. Five of the dishes can be moved along a three-kilometre (2 mi) railway track. The sixth antenna is situated three kilometres west of the end of the main track.
Located at -30.31 149.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer
The Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer (NSII) was the first astronomical instrument to measure the diameters of a large number of stars at visible wavelengths. It was designed by (amongst others) Robert Hanbury Brown, who received the Hughes Medal in 1971 for this work. It was built by University of Sydney School of Physics and was located near the town of Narrabri in north-central New South Wales, Australia.
Located at -30.31 149.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Wee Waa
Wee Waa (pronounced "Wee War") is a town located on the north-western slopes of the New England region in New South Wales, Australia. The town is within the Narrabri Shire local government area and is on the Namoi River. Wee Waa is 41 kilometres north-west of Narrabri and 571 kilometres northwest of Sydney on the Kamilaroi Highway. At the 2006 census Wee Waa had a population of 1,689 of which 15% are indigenous people.
Located at -30.20 149.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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