Abstract
A grant from the Department of Employment, Education and Training and matching funding from the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, has allowed the construction of a teaching and public access observatory on the University's Werrington North campus. The observatory consists of a lecture theatre for about 50 students, an office for administration and project/souvenir sales, and an enclosed office for research activities. The 6 · 5 m dome will house a fork-mounted 0·6 m (24 inch) Ritchey-Chretien telescope working at f/10. There will also be two outside
observation areas for tripod-mounted telescopes. The expected completion date for the entire project is
mid-1994.
