5-640: Crago may refer to: Places [ edit ] Crago Observatory in Australia Crago, Scotland , an island in the Outer Hebrides People [ edit ] Barry Crago , American politician from Wyoming Patrick E. Crago , biomedical engineer and professor Prince Crago,'The Crow' , Alamannic prince Scott F. Crago (born 1963), American drummer Thomas S. Crago (1866–1925), United States Congressman Topics referred to by
10-459: A concrete block building. Until 2020 it housed a 16″ ƒ/7 Dobsonian telescope , fitted with Argo Navis and ServoCAT . Then a combination of storm damage to the observatory and the COVID-19 pandemic forced the observatory to close temporarily. The society decided to take advantage of that extended break to upgrade the telescope, and commissioned the construction of a new 22" f/5 telescope. It
15-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Crago Observatory Crago Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the Astronomical Society of New South Wales . It is located at Bowen Mountain , near North Richmond , which is around 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Sydney city. The observatory has a large rotating dome atop
20-447: Is expected to re-open with the new telescope during 2022. There is also a wide range of eyepieces and star charts available for use with the telescope. Crago is one of the most accessible observatories to Sydney residents that does not suffer from excessive light pollution compared to Sydney Observatory located in the city. It is named after Marion and Jack Crago, members of the flour-milling Crago family, who were active members of
25-461: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Crago . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crago&oldid=1189638997 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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