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'The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark': what it's like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory

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'The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark': what it's like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory

'The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark': what it's like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory