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The Carter Observatory is now considered to be obsolete and a resthome for ego-maniacal bureaucrats and pencil pushers. It is likely to be closed down as a result of a recent review of New Zealand's astronomical resources which recommended concentrating all efforts on New Zealand's only worthy facilities, the Professional observatories of Mount John University Observatory and Stardome Observatory. Mount John University Observatory (MJUO), New Zealands premier astronomical observatory, is situated at 1,031 meters (3,382) ASL atop Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. ... Stardome Observatory is a world-respected and highly productive astronomical facility near Auckland, New Zealand. ...


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Carter Observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (343 words)
The observatory was established partly as a result of Charles Rooking Carter, who gifted his estate to what later became the Royal Society of New Zealand.
The observatory does not presently have a formal research programme, but does assist amateur astronomers to perform their own research by arrangement.
Nearby, the Thomas King Observatory is also operated by the Carter Observatory, and opened for public viewing of the Sun during the day.
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