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Astronomy at Large

You might have heard that the Australian Gove rnment has recently appointed its first Astronomer-at-Large. You may also b e wondering what an Astronomer-at-Large does? The answer ranges from explor ing the antennas of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder to the exploitation of European Southern Observatory facilities in Chile – with a dash of the Australian Space Agency in between. And that’s jus t the start. Don’t miss this entertaining and fully illustrated accou nt by the Astronomer-at-Large himself.

 

Fred Watson at large smallProfessor Fred Watson

Pro fessor Fred Watson is the former Astronomer-in-Charge of the Australian Ast ronomical Observatory. Before that, he worked at both the UK’s Royal Observatories. Today, he is Australia’s first Astronomer-at-Large, an d holds adjunct positions at several Australian universities. Fred is best known for his radio and TV broadcasts, talks, and other outreach programs, which earned him the 2006 Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Scien ce. He has also written a number of award-winning books, and was made a Mem ber of the Order of Australia in 2010. Fred is proud and honoured to be SAS I’s Patron.

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Astronomy at Large

You might have heard that the Australian Gove rnment has recently appointed its first Astronomer-at-Large. You may also b e wondering what an Astronomer-at-Large does? The answer ranges from explor ing the antennas of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder to the exploitation of European Southern Observatory facilities in Chile – with a dash of the Australian Space Agency in between. And that’s jus t the start. Don’t miss this entertaining and fully illustrated accou nt by the Astronomer-at-Large himself.

 

Fred Watson at large smallProfesso r Fred Watson

Professor Fred Watson is the former Astronomer-in-Char ge of the Australian Astronomical Observatory. Before that, he worked at bo th the UK’s Royal Observatories. Today, he is Australia’s first Astronomer-at-Large, and holds adjunct positions at several Australian uni versities. Fred is best known for his radio and TV broadcasts, talks, and o ther outreach programs, which earned him the 2006 Eureka Prize for Promotin g Understanding of Science. He has also written a number of award-winning b ooks, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010. Fred is prou d and honoured to be SASI’s Patron.

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