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Monthly newsletter | vol 1 no 51 | 1–31 May 2024

 

School Director's Update

Town halls, the Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy and Mt Stromlo's 100th Symposium.  

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School Manager's Update

Read about the latest happenings in the exciting and indispensable world of administration.  

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Research Byte: Using a LASER to Study the Sluggish Pace of Star Formation

Ever wondered what lasers have to do with star formation?

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Outreach Update

Outreach in April meant running events in four different locations!  For the first time, we hosted events at Mt Stromlo, Mulligans Flat, Lanyon Homestead, and now Thredbo Resort in Jindabyne.

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Personal Story - Dr Aditi Vijayan

This month we hear from Aditi Vijayan. With an epiphany to open an Astro-themed cafe in rural France, Aditi studies outflows generated from supernova feedback in star-forming galaxies. She also writes compulsively and transforms into a mace wielding cleric exploring dungeons and destroying dragons when she’s not blasting galaxies with supernovae.

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SSO News

Read all about the planned celebration for the Anglo Australian Telescope's 50th Anniversary this year and a gepedophobic Kangaroo.

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