... Telescopes and Observatories . ... Have you ever heard of the European Southern Observatory ? ... When I first heard about the ESO, I thought it was similar to our very own Armagh Observatory and based in one place. ... It boasts a 3.5-metre тАЬNew Technology Telescope тАЭ which was the first telescope in the world to have a computer-controlled main mirror, a technology which was developed at the ESO and now applied to most of the world?s current large telescopes . ... Image credit: ESO) . ...

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL VISITATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS HELD IN THE OBSERVATORY BOARDROOM AT 10.40 A.M. ON 23 MARCH 2012 Present: His Grace, the Most Reverend A.E.T. Harper (Chairman), Canon W.M. Adair, Mr W.G. Berry, Dean G. Dunstan, Archdeacon R.G. Hoey, Professor R. Oudmaijer, Canon R.J.N. Porteus and Professor S. Smartt Canon J.N.T. Campbell, Canon J.W. McKegney, and Canon C.F. Moore Dr T. Mason, ... MINUTES BOARD OF GOVERNORS 23 March 2012 Page 8 5. ...