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Welcome to the Australian Astronomical Observatory

a division of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

First Image taken on the Anglo-Australian Telescope since the fires.

First Image taken on the Anglo-Australian Telescope since the fires.

How to access our new North Ryde premises

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What's new?

The AAO is now a division of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (external link). (Mar 2013)
Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2012 DA14, AAT Observations - Movie (Feb 2013)
Images of Siding Spring Observatory after the January bushfires are now available. (Jan 2013)
Minister Evans' media release on the fires affecting Siding Spring Observatory. Professor Warrick Couch to head Australian Astronomical Observatory (Jan 2013)
Conference - Feeding, Feedback and Fireworks: Celebrating our Cosmic Landscape (Nov 2012)
Announcement - PM Science Prize winner to measure a million stars (Nov 2012)
Press release - Potato chip mirror a thing of perfection (Oct 2012)
Press release - Galaxies in the thick of it grow up fast (Oct 2012)
Public release - AAO Advisory Committee public summary (Sep 2012)
Public release - AAO Business Plan 2012-13 (Sep 2012)
Public release - AAO Forward Look to 2015 (July 2012)
Celebrating the AAO - Past, Present and Future - Book launch and Order Form (Oct 2011)
AAT overview Quicktime movie (24Mb)


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