Canopus Hill Observatory

{{Short description|Observatory in Tasmania, Australia}}

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|name = Canopus Hill Observatory

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|organization = University of Tasmania

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|location = Mount Canopus near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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|altitude = {{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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|established = 1970s

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|telescope1_type = 1 m reflector

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The Canopus Hill Observatory, located approximately 12 km from Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, is an optical astronomy observatory belonging to the University of Tasmania (UTAS).{{Cite web|url=http://www.phys.utas.edu.au/Mount%20Canopus%20Observatory.html|title=Mount Canopus Observatory|website=www.phys.utas.edu.au|access-date=2018-08-31}} Due to the high southern latitude, the Canopus Hill Observatory is able to observe and study the Magellanic Clouds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.phys.utas.edu.au/Mount%20Canopus%20Observatory.html|title=Mount Canopus Observatory|website=www.phys.utas.edu.au|access-date=2018-08-31}} However, the observatory has closed down due to the "encroaching light pollution from the Hobart suburbs".{{Cite web|url=http://www.utas.edu.au/maths-physics/internal-resources/telescopes/mt-canopus-observatory|title=Mt Canopus Observatory - Mathematics & Physics|last=shecanip|date=2012-04-16|website=www.utas.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2018-08-31}} According to the Astronomical Society, light pollution reduces the vision of the night sky, becoming a "major menace to amateur and professional astronomers alike".{{Cite web|url=http://www.asnsw.com/node/747|title=Light Pollution {{!}} The Astronomical Society|website=www.asnsw.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-31}}