station installed by France's CNES. Location Mount Stromlo Observatory is located at an altitude of 770 metres above sea level on Mount Stromlo. Situated west of the centre of Canberra, near the district of Weston Creek. Canberra's main water supply treatment plant is located nearby. Engineering heritage award The observatory received an Engineering Heritage International Marker from Engineers Australia as part of its Engineering Heritage Recognition Program. See also List of astronomical observatories Shrouds of the Night, 2007 by David Block and Ken Freeman References Further reading R. Bhathal, R. Sutherland, & H. Butcher (2013), Mt Stromlo Observatory, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Bibliography Alcock, C. et al. 1993, Nature, 365(6447), 621-623Paczynski, B. 1996, Annu. Rev. Astro. Astrophys., 34(1), 419-459 Stromlo An Australian Observatory by Tom Frame and Don Faulkner, Allen and Unwin 1993, External links ANU Website Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ANU SkyMapper Website. Mt. Stromlo. SLR Global Performance Report Card Most important of all has been the scientific output of the Observatory 1924 establishments in Australia Astronomical observatories in Australian Capital Territory Australian National University Buildings and structures in Canberra Recipients of Engineers Australia engineering heritage markers