External Committees...Plans, Policies and Procedures
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
The Australian Astronomical Observatory is a division of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.How to contact the Department
Locations
The AAO has three main physical locations: the Anglo-Australian Telescope and the UK-Schmidt Telescope which are both on Siding Spring Mountain in north-western New South Wales, and an office/laboratory in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde.North Ryde Office (Sydney) -
Getting to the North Ryde office
| Mailing Address | Street Address |
|---|---|
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PO Box 915 |
105 Delhi Rd |
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Phone |
Fax |
Anglo-Australian or UK Schmidt Telescopes -
Getting to the Telescopes| Mailing and Street Addresses | Fax Numbers |
|---|---|
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Anglo-Australian (or UK
Schmidt) Telescope |
Fax (AAT) |
|
Phone |
Fax (UKST) |
People
The AAO is a compact organisation with less than one hundred staff. While the majority of the staff can be found in the North Ryde office, there are many, along with the itinerant astronomers, who are based at the telescopes.The following pages may help you get quickly to the person you need to contact:
- Acting Director - Andrew Hopkins
- AAO Instrument Scientists
- AAO Astronomers
- AAO Epping Phone and E-mail list
- AAO Siding Spring Phone and E-mail list
Time Advisory Committees
External Committees
Plans, Policies and Procedures
- ATAC Guidelines (Policy and Procedures)
- Instrument availability and scheduling policies
- AAO Business Plan 2012-13 (PDF) and Word version
- AAO Client Service Charter
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