20th August 2022 Welcome to our new website. https://www.scoop.net.au/

26th March 2022 This was our first entry into the prestigious Australian Space Awards and, though we didn't bring the crystal trophy...

19th March 2022 Website for SCOOP is launched. It is currently under construction and will be up and running pretty soon....

3rd March 2022 Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project has been nominated as a finalist for the Australian Space Awards 2022 in...

SCOOP is going international. We now have a chance to present to the world the extreme usefulness of the concept of mobile observatories...

3rd December 2021 Honourable mention of Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project (SCOOP) and our proposal of establishing a network of...

28th January 2021 Proud moment for SCOOP as Australian Parliament has published our proposal on developing Australia's space industry on...

20th December 2020 Witnessing history Jupiter- Saturn conjunction 19 Dec 2020 The conjunction will peak on 21st Dec but we didn't take a...

17th October 2020 Welcome to Murray Hull Observatory, named so to honour the man behind the construction of this observatory many decades...

12th July 2020 As we are hoping for COVID-19 restriction to be eased gradually, we can now plan for our next public outreach run in...

23rd March 2020 Our intended destinations for 2020 are Jamestown, Quorn, Beltana, Marree, Whyalla and Port Pirie, starting from May 2020....

25th August 2018 In case you were wondering what our observatory looks like in action on road. Courtesy: Padraic Koen

4th August 2018 Safety inspection of the observatory completed as part of preparation for the upcoming interstate run. Also, free ends of...

25th March 2018 21st March 2018 Earlier, we had successfully demonstrated driving the observatory with the Altaz EQ-G mount and tripod...

18th February 2018 Upgrading the mount to the heavy duty Skywatcher EQ8. This mount can handle 50 kg of equipment. Because of its sheer...

5th February 2017 When it is not just you looking into space, but the space looking back at you too. Glimpse of the observatory on Google...

18th June 2016 Rolling out of the driveway On the road Finally completed the construction and road testing of one of my most ambitious...

4th May 2016 New artistic impression of the project. This is closer to the final design. We have added a windbreak, cargo bay and side...

11th April 2015 An artistic impression of the project. Tnorala (Gosse's Bluff) meteorite crater in the background The background concept...