This Way to the Stars

In this episode, I speak with Jim Pollock, Director of the Great Melbourne Telescope restoration section. Jim tells us about the history and origins of the Great Melbourne Telescope, which was once the largest fully steerable telescope in the world, and the long road to restoring it.

For more information on the Great Melbourne telescope, click here or follow the restoration's progress on Twitter here.

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In this episode, I speak with Ken Le Marquand, past president of the ASV and section director of the New Astronomers Group. We talk about how the New Astronomers Group has changed over the years, what it has to offer for new members, and how to get involved.

For more information on NAG, click here.

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In this episode, I speak with Phil Hart, astronomer and astrophotographer, two-time winner of the David Malin astrophotography award and author of the Shooting Stars ebook. We talk about how astrophotography works, and where to start if you're interested in pursuing night sky photography or astrophotography.

For more information on Phil's night sky photography and astrophotography, please click here.

For the Shooting Stars ebook, please click here.

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In this episode, I speak with Michael Mattiazzo, comet hunter and discoverer of eight SWAN comets. We discuss Michael's discovery of Comet C/2020 F8 SWAN, how to view comets, Comet Halley, and more.

For more information on the SWAN instrument, please click here.

For Michael's Southern Comets page, click here.

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In this episode, I speak with Clint Jeffrey, Section Director for Radio Astronomy at the ASV. We discuss the science behind radio astronomy, the story behind the new Leon Mow Radio Telescope, and more.

For more information on the LMRO, please click here.

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This preview episode answers the question, just what is the ASV? I speak with Perry Vlahos, four-time president of the ASV, current vice-president, and current phenomena and media liaison. We discuss how to get started with astronomy as a complete beginner, even in light-polluted Melbourne.

To download star charts, go to Skymaps.com.

Click here to visit the ASV website.