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A visit to the Great Melbourne Telescope

Posted on February 20, 2014 by apsplanetarium

Last Sunday, a group of the APS members took a brief pre-conference tour of the Great Melbourne Telescope restoration project. The group was met by Dr. Richard Gillespie who gave a fascinating and insightful presentation on the history of the … Continue reading →

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Wambelong Fire (Coonabarabran)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by astrotanya

Like me, I’m sure many of you have also been following the fire that went through Siding Spring Observatory and surrounds. It was particularly tough knowing it was almost 10 years ago to the day, that fires destroyed the Mt … Continue reading →

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