https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/restoration-project/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm107138_gmt_house.jpgMM107138_GMT_HouseGreat Melbourne Telescope House, with Melbourne skyline behind, 1870s. Source: Museum Victoria (<a href="http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/1544338">MM 107138</a>) https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/ht34215_plan_of_gmt_house.jpgHT34215_Plan_of_GMT_HousePlan of the Great Melbourne Telescope House, 1885. Source: Museum Victoria (HT 34215)https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/gmtdisassemblenov2008nqimages-040.jpgGMTdisassembleNov2008nqimages 040Removing the shattered remains of the 50 inch mirror, Mount Stromlo, November 2008. Source: Museum Victoriahttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/dismantling_the_telescope_mount_stromlo_november_2008.jpgDismantling_the_Telescope_Mount_Stromlo_November_2008Dismantling the Telescope, Mount Stromlo, November 2008. Source: Museum Victoriahttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/col_vest_img_0751.jpgCol_Vest_IMG_0751One nut at a time. Col Vest from the Mount Stromlo workshop, November 2008. Source: Museum Victoria https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/grubb_builders_plate_picture_099.jpgGrubb_Builders_Plate_Picture_099Thomas Grubb’s builder’s plate on the Great Melbourne Telescope following the 2003 bushfires at Mount Stromlo. Source: Mount Stromlo & Siding Springs Observatories, Australian National University 2020-06-09T23:31:33+00:00weekly0.6https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/contact-us/2020-02-10T21:03:28+00:00weekly0.6https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/newsletter/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/fig-19.jpgfig.19Robert Ellery, Government Astonomer & President of the Royal Society of Victoria, giving the address to the annualConversazione, Australian Sketcher, 11 September 1860 Source: State Library of Victoria2019-12-22T23:07:20+00:00weekly0.6https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/links/2019-10-25T00:10:10+00:00weekly0.6https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/supporters/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/swinburne.pngSwinburne University logoSwinburne University logohttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/marand.pngMarand2019-10-25T00:01:19+00:00weekly0.6https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/2019/04/08/were-looking-for-volunteers/2019-04-09T00:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/2017/02/02/the-great-melbourne-telescope-on-abc-australia-wide/2017-06-30T03:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/2016/08/30/a-thousand-words-by-liz-clarkson/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/grtmelbtelescope_lizclarkson_11-b-660x400.jpgMal Poulton working on the GMT restoration projectMal Poulton working on the GMT restoration project2017-06-30T03:23:46+00:00monthlyhttps://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/2016/07/04/historic-eyepieces-under-forensic-examination/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/b-adcock-290616-huygenian-eyepiece-curvature-test-5.jpgSmall lens curvature testCurvature test being performed on a small lens Source: Stephen Bentleyhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/b-adcock-290616-huygenian-eyepiece-curvature-test-4.jpgLarge lens curvature testLarge lens curvature test: Spherometer calibration on flat glass Source: Stephen Bentleyhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/b-adcock-290616-huygenian-eyepiece-curvature-test-2.jpgLarge lens curvature testCurvature test being performed on a large lens Source: Stephen Bentleyhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/b-adcock-290616-huygenian-eyepiece-curvature-test-1.jpgSmall lens curvature testSmall lens curvature test: Spherometer calibration on flat glass Source: Stephen Bentleyhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/b-adcock-290616-spherometer.jpgB-Adcock-290616-SpherometerBase of a small spherometer, precisely fabricated by Barry Adcock. Source: Stephen Bentleyhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/barry_adcock_foucault_test_schematic.pngBarry_Adcock_Foucault_Test_schematicDiagram of Barry’s Foucault test. Source: Stephen Bentley https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/b-adcock-150616-hugyenian-eyepiece-measurement-1.jpgB-Adcock-150616-Hugyenian-Eyepiece-Measurement-1Barry Adcock peering through his Foucault test rig in the workroom at the Museum. Source: Stephen Bentley 2016-07-05T05:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/marvellous-melbourne/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm105145-1_cropped.jpgMelbourne International ExhibitionCrowds at the Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880. Source: Museum Victoria (MM105145.1)https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/sh950112_viewing-party.jpgSH950112_Viewing partyA viewing party at the Great Melbourne Telescope. Australiasian Sketcher, 1874. Source: Museum Victoriahttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/fig-31.jpgFig-31The Flinders Street Terminus of the Melbourne to Hobson's Bay railroad, 18542016-06-30T22:03:17+00:00weekly0.6https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/achievements/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/macho_project_picture_091.jpgMACHO_Project_Picture_09150 Inch telescope reconfigured for the MACHO Project, 1990s. Source: Mount Stromlo & Siding Springs Observatories, Australian National Universityhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/50_inch_stromlo_picture_246.jpg50_Inch_Stromlo_Picture_24650 Inch Telescope at Mount Stromlo Observatory, 1960s. Source: Mount Stromlo & Siding Springs Observatories, Australian National Universityhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm112193_photo_of_moon_000050034c.jpgMM112193_Photo_of_Moon_000050034chttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm030403_orion_nebula_photorgaph_000190317c.jpgPhotograph - Orion Nebula, taken with Great Melbourne Telescope, 1883Photograph of the Orion Nebula, taken by Joseph Turner with Great Melbourne Telescope, 26 February 1883 Source Museum Victoria (<a href="http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/747218">MM 30403</a>)https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm96813_great_melbourne_telescope_nebula_plate_7.jpgMM96813_Great_Melbourne_Telescope_Nebula_Plate_7Lithograph of drawings of the southern nebulae undertaken with the Great Melbourne Telescope, 1885. Source: Museum Victoria (<a href="http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/1403358">MM 96813</a>) https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm059385_erection_of_telescope_08-0320-064-wc.jpgMM059385_Erection_of_telescope_08-0320-064-wcErecting the Great Melbourne Telescope at Melbourne Observatory, 1869. Source: Museum Victoria (<a>MM 59385</a>) https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm96810_great_melbourne_telescope_nebula_plate_8.jpgMM96810_Great_Melbourne_Telescope_Nebula_Plate_8Lithograph of drawing of the Eta Carinae nebula undertaken with the Great Melbourne Telescope, 1875. Source: Museum Victoria (<a href="http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/1403329">MM 96810</a>) 2016-06-27T03:59:12+00:00weekly0.6https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/history/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm030309_solar_eclipse_goondiwindi_aa053146.jpgMM030309_Solar_eclipse_Goondiwindi_aa053146Melbourne Observatory expedition to observe a solar eclipse in Goondiwindi, Queensland, 1922 Source: Museum Victoria (<a href="http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/756242">MM 30309</a>)https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm059450_robert-ellery_ab010281.jpgMM059450_Robert Ellery_ab010281Robert Ellery, Victorian Government Astronomer, circa 1880s. Source: Museum Victoria (<a href="http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/731762">MM 59450</a>) https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/mm059383b_aerial-view-of-mo-1880s.jpgMM059383b_Aerial view of MO 1880sAerial View of Melbourne Observatory, 1880s. Main observatory buildings centre, Great Melbourne Telescope on the right. Source: Museum Victoria (<a href="http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/730056">MM 59383</a>)https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/sh950104_gmt_in_imagined_setting_000050040c.jpgSH950104_GMT_in_imagined_setting_000050040cEngraving of the Great melbourne Telescope: an imaginery setting from an English newspaper, 1869 Source: Museum Victoria (<a href="http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/272321">SH 950104</a>)https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/robinson_grubb-plate_12.jpgElevation of the Great Melbourne Telescope, 1868, from Robinson & Grubb Plate 12Drawing of a telescope2016-06-27T03:56:37+00:00weekly0.6https://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/2016/03/21/a-special-excursion-for-asv-members/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/20160319_steve-pattie-mark-justice_m-churchward.jpgASV Instrument Making visit to GMTSteve Pattie (ASV GMT volunteer) and Mark Justice (Director of Instrument Making Section, ASV) inspecting the speculum mirror of the Great Melbourne Telescope. Image Source: Matthew Churchward2016-05-02T03:39:06+00:00monthlyhttps://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/2016/04/18/our-asv-gmt-team-members-at-nacaa/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/img_1417.jpgPoster presentation at NACAA by Barry ClarkPoster presentation at NACAA by Barry Clark. Image Source: Barry Adcock2016-05-02T03:38:39+00:00monthlyhttps://greatmelbournetelescope.org.au/2016/03/07/heritage-victoria-tour-the-gmt-workshop/https://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/20160303_140945.jpgHeritage Victoria visitThrough the telescope lattice tube section. Image Source: Matilda Vaughanhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/20160303_140825-e1462158613694.jpgHeritage Victoria visitA reflective moment in the mirror for Matthew, Richard, Tim Smith and Patrick Greene. Image Source: Matilda Vaughanhttps://greatmelbournetelescopeorgau.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/20160303_135801.jpgHeritage Victoria visitStaff members from Heritage Victoria in the GMT workspace. 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