Multiple choice general knowledge

Australia's astronomical community will be celebrating the 35th anniversary this year of one of its telescopes. Which one is it?

  1. Radio telescope "The Dish" in Parkes

  2. Narrabri's radio telescope

  3. The Anglo-Australian Telescope in Coonabarabran

  4. Mt Stromlo Observatory in Canberra
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Explanation

The Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), located at Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, was inaugurated in 1974. The question references a 35th anniversary, which would place the question around 2009. The AAT was a significant joint project between Australian and British astronomers.

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