# Mount John

*Observatory*

University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory

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| --- | --- |
| Where it is | 43.9900° S, 170.4600° E |
| State | NZ |
| What is done there | optical observatory |
| Main mirror | 1.8 m |
| Still working | yes |

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## What it is

University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory (UCMJO), previously known as Mt John University Observatory (MJUO), is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory. It is situated at 1,029 metres (3,376 ft) ASL atop Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island, and was established in 1965.

## Elsewhere

- This place on the live map: https://www.orbitalmap.space/?at=-43.99,170.46
- The article this row is vouched by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_John_University_Observatory
- Every object: https://www.orbitalmap.space/o/
- What this site is and what it reads: https://www.orbitalmap.space/llms.txt

## Where this came from

Compiled 2026-09-17. Selected by hand for this project. Description from Wikipedia (en). Description: CC BY-SA 4.0.