The large round object resembles the original Star Gate, but does not appear to have any power supply other than a small solar-panel located on the upper northern side of the gate’s ring. It is believed that the Star Gate, if it is genuine, was initially powered using the attached Solar panel, but is has been suggested that the maximum output of power from the panel would only be sufficient during a Solar maximum, occurring once every 11 years on average, and at a precise 8˝ minutes after a sizeable Solar flare was ejected from the corona of the Sun during a massive Solar wind storm.
Hieroglyphics on the front side of the gate are currently being deciphered by an expert linguist and historian, but to date, we have only been able to recover just over a dozen co-ordinates reflecting the specific locations of a few significant planetary systems within the Milky Way galaxy including 2 planets within the Vega System, and three from further afield around insignificant stars, previously thought to have been uninhabited. With the next Solar maximum due shortly, scientists are hoping for an immense Solar wind storm, accompanied by the necessary ejection of Solar flares to allow enough Solar flux to power up the Star Gate, and allow scientists to establish the worm hole directly from Wiruna to Cheyenne Mountain, which would mean amateurs at Wiruna would have a northern observing field, and Andrew Murrell may yet get to the Texas Star Party by road.
ASNSW member, Steve Mensinbin may be interested in unconfirmed rumours of a Star gate being discovered atop Mount Rainier, in Washington State, USA.