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Carter Observatory

NEW ZEALAND , , WELLINGTON

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Type: Observatory
Opened in 1992

Address: 40 Salamanca Road, Kelburn - 6140 Wellington
Country: NEW ZEALAND
Email:

Website: http://www.friendswbg.org.nz/newobservatories.html
Website 2: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~gmackie/NZ-SALT/benefits.html

Team
Dr. G. F. Preddey, Gunter van Dijk,

60 seats

Dome of 6.0m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : ZKP1

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1961: Zeiss ZKP1
- 1978: Golden Bay Planetarium (39 Anne Street) 6m/ZKP1
- 1992: ZKP1 given to Carter Obs., giftshop
- 1996: renovation: unidirectional seats, painted dome

- 2010: 9m/66s/Digital
- 2016 APS meeting

Comments

Latitude: 41°17'03" S - Longitude: 174°46'01" E - Altitude: 121m
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