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Welcome to the Australian Astronomical Observatory
a division of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education


AAT internal panorama
The AAT.  Photograph courtesy of Fred Kamphues.

What's new?

From 15 December 2011, the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education was
established. This website will be updated to reflect Machinery of Government changes in due course.

Giant star-jet spotted (Dec 2011)
AAO Forward Look 2011-2015 - Comments due by 7 February 2012 (Dec 2011)
The winning image in the 2011 Gemini School Astronomy Contest has been revealed! (Nov 2011)
The night sky over Australia: new timelapse (Nov 2011)
Large Surveys in the Multi-IFS era - conference web site (Oct 2011)
Celebrating the AAO - Past, Present and Future - Book launch and Order Form (Oct 2011)
Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 (Oct 2011)
AAO Distinguished Visitors scheme for 2012 (Oct 2011)
The 2011 Bok Lectures - 15th and 16th October (Sep 2011)
Latest AAO Newsletter (Aug 2011)
AAT overview Quicktime movie (24Mb)
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