In January 2003 an extreme bushfire destroyed the telescopes and buildings at Mount Stromlo - the temperatures were so high that the aluminium dome itself caught fire and melted onto the telescope , shattering the mirror . The fire-ravaged remnants of the telescope were transferred to Museum Victoria , which had previously acquired discarded parts of the original telescope in 1984
extreme bushfire destroyed the telescopes and buildings
2003 Canberra bushfires
Great Melbourne Telescope