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first to discover and identify discrete

radio sources, kickstarting a new field of

science — extragalactic radio astronomy

— and was the first director of the

famous Parkes radio telescope. This is

an excellent biography and history of

Australian radio astronomy. Published

by NewSouth, you should be able to find

it at all good bookstores and online.

And finally, the federal government’s

Defence Science and Technology agency

has released a freely downloadable

edition of Fire Across the Desert:

Woomera and the Anglo-Australian

Joint Project 1946–1980. The 600-

page book is an account of the Joint

Anglo Australian Project that led to

the establishment of Woomera and

the missile testing range that “helped

shapeourdefenceandcontributed

significantly to space exploration”. You

can find it here:dst.defence.gov.au/

publication/fire-across-the-desert

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NACAA 2018

March 30–April 2, 2018

National meeting of amateur astronomers

to exchange ideas and foster co-operation.

nacaa.org.au

Yuri’s Night

April 12, 2018

Annual worldwide celebration of space on

the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight.

yurisnight.net

RASNZ Conference

May 4–6, 2018

New Zealand’s annual astro gathering, this

year to be held in Dunedin.

rasnz.org.nz/groups-news-events/conf-next

South Pacific Star Party

May 10–13, 2018

Annual star party of the Astronomical

Society of NSW.

asnsw.com/spsp

Asteroid Day

June 30, 2018

A global day of education to help protect

Earth from asteroids.

asteroidday.org

National Science Week

August 11–19, 2018

Lots of astro events around the nation.

Keep visiting the website for the latest info.

scienceweek.net.au

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