Parkes Observatory • New South Wales • Australia
The Parkes Observatory has to be my most favourite thing to photograph. Whenever we're driving through outback New South Wales, I always have to stop and get some shots of it. I was pleased to get a different perspective this time. Have a great week everyone.
From Wikipedia:
The Parkes Radiothermal Telescope, completed in 1961, was the brainchild of E.G. (Taffy) Bowen, chief of the CSIRO's Radiophysics Laboratory... The primary observing instrument is the 64-metre movable dish telescope, second largest in the Southern Hemisphere... During the Apollo missions to the moon, the Parkes Observatory was used to relay communication and telemetry signals to NASA, providing coverage for when the moon was on the Australian side of the Earth.
5 responses
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Donald Garrett gave props (19 Oct 2009):
great composition here!
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Latrenia Bryant gave props (19 Oct 2009):
Wonderfuuuuul shot!
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Nick Nicks said (19 Oct 2009):
Great shot...definitely fits the theme.
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Regenia Brabham gave props (20 Oct 2009):
A terrific shot and entry!!!
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Lêda Nardelli gave props (21 Oct 2009):
great comp!
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