- Ikheli: Watson Rd, Millers Point NSW 2000, e-Australia;
- Iwebhusayithi: maas.museum;
- Ifoni: +61 2 9921 3485;
- Amahora okusebenza: nsuku zonke kusuka emahoreni angu-10 kuya kwangu-17
I-Sydney Observatory itholakala enhliziyweni yaseSydney egqumeni. Namuhla isebenza njengeminyuziyamu kazwelonke yezinkanyezi, enkulu kunayo yonke ehlobo lwayo e- Australia . Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwakhiwa kwe-observation kungenye yezindala kunazo zonke, ngoba yakhiwa ngo-1858 futhi namhlanje ibukeka ngayo ekuqaleni.
Yini ongayibona?
Umlando wesitatimende sibheka isimanga ngoba ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-18 umoya wesimo sezulu wawusendaweni yawo, okwakungavumelani nethemba lawo futhi ekugcineni washiywa, ngakho-ke abantu bendawo basheshe baguce umgodla bese beshiya izindonga kuphela. Ngo-1803, iFort Philip yasungulwa kule sayithi. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuze kuvikeleke indawo eseduze ukusuka ekuhlaselweni kweFrance. Ngo-1825 udonga lwenqaba lwaguqulwa laba yisiteshi sesignali. Kusuka kuwo izimpawu zithunyelwa emikhumbi eselwandle.
I-Observatory engayibona namhlanje yavulwa ngo-1858 futhi yakhiwa ngesisekelo senqaba. Kwakudingeka enze imisebenzi ebalulekile, ngakho-ke isazi sezinkanyezi esiyinhloko saqokwa iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kokutholakala kwayo, kwakunguWilliam Scott. Ukwakhiwa kwesakhiwo kuyinkimbinkimbi, ngoba kwakufanele kube namakamelo amaningana: igumbi lokubala, igumbi lokuphumula le-astronomer, igumbi elinamafasitela amancane okubuka ngombono we-telescope. Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili emva kokuvulwa kwe-observatory, iphiko lesentshonalanga laqedwa, lapho kwakhiwa khona umtapo, futhi elinye i-dome lavunyelwa ukufaka ithelezi yesibili yokuthola izinkanyezi.
Namuhla, umsebenzi oyinhloko wamamyuziyamu wokugcina i-intanethi ukukwenza kufinyeleleke futhi kutholakale izinkanyezi. Ukuvakashela iSydney Observatory, unethuba lokubona umtapo kanye negumbi le-astronomer. Futhi emnyuziyamu ungathola ukuthi i-astronomy yenziwa kanjani e-Australia. Ngakho endaweni yokuhlola yasendulo kunesibonakude esiyingqayizivele, esenziwe emuva ngo-1874. I-lentimitha engu-29 cm futhi isibonakaliso esinjalo empeleni kuyinombolo enkulu. Ngokulandela ukungenwa yi-telescope yamanje ye-alpha-hydrogen, enenhloso yokugcina ilanga. Wonke isivakashi semyuziyamu sinethuba lokuqhathanisa izinga lezinkanyezi namuhla kanye nekhulu leminyaka nengxenye edlule.
Futhi emnyuziyamu kukhona isitolo sezipho eziphathekayo kanye nesiplanariyamu ngaphansi kwedome elikhulu. Labo abanesithakazelo bangaba khona enkulumweni yezinkanyezi, okuzozwakala ngokuthakazelisayo ikakhulu ezindongeni zendawo yokugcina.
Uphi lapho?
I-Sydney Observatory itholakala eduze ne-Harbour Bridge, engafinyelelwa kuyo yonke indawo edolobheni. Eceleni kwendawo yokuhlola i-Argyle Pl e-Lower Fort St stop lapho Umzila No. 311 uyeka khona. Esigodini kusukela ebusweni benombolo yebhasi inombolo 324 kanye nombolo 325.
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