This link to photos of the fire damage at the Mt Stromlo observatory was posted on one of the astro boards I subscribe to. The photos show the damage very graphicly. Also note how far away from the scopes the trees were. It shows just how hot the fires were!
http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~wood/mso_fires/mso_fires.html
For those in the US who do not know much about Mt Stromlo, The loss to Australian astronomy would be about the equivalent of Lick of Mt Wilson being destroyed, and only having Kitt Peak left for professional astronomy.
Cheers,
Maurice
http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~wood/mso_fires/mso_fires.html
For those in the US who do not know much about Mt Stromlo, The loss to Australian astronomy would be about the equivalent of Lick of Mt Wilson being destroyed, and only having Kitt Peak left for professional astronomy.
Cheers,
Maurice
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