Observers A small suite of imaging and spectroscopic instrumentation is available for use with the RSAA research telescopes. The RSAA Time Assignment Committee (TAC) meets quarterly to consider applications for use of RSAA telescopes and instruments from astronomers at institutions around Australia. Astronomers at RSAA also have access to telescopes around the world through the RSAA and Australia's research partnerships and time-sharing agreements. These include the telescopes of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the AAT. Observers at ANU and across Australia can also apply for time using the worldwide telescopes of the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO), the SSO-based telescope of the Korean Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), and the former ANU 40 inch telescope that is now operated by the privately-owned Millroy Observatory near Coonabarabran. Access to telescopes 2.3 metre safety induction Applying for 2.3m time Applying for time on the AAT (ANU staff only) Applying for time on the LCO network of telescopes Applying for time on the SSO telescope of KMTNet Utilities for preparing applications & observations Finding chartsAladin Sky AtlasCatalogsNEDSIMBADSpectrophotometric standardsObservability toolsObject visibility calculatorSSO ephemeridesSun, moon and planet rise timesExposure time / SN calculatorsWiFeS Information for observers AAT Remote Observing (RSAA Internal access only) Accommodation facilities at Siding Spring Computer accounts, data & network Siding Spring Observatory observing support & reports Telescope schedules Travel to Siding Spring Observatory User accounts (RSAA internal access only) Time & weather information Siding Spring Observatory weather 2.3m/SkyMapper meteorological data AAT weather page Australian Bureau of Meteorology HAT-South weather page Western inland NSW forecast Time From US Naval Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory weather Mt Stromlo fish-eye camera Telescopes & instruments 2.3m Automation FAQ Telescopes WiFeS (integral-field spectrograph)
