Mount Stromlo

HQ of the ANU Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics. We study the universe, build telescope instruments and test spacecraft.

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

Come join us for a special screening of the award winning films Apollo 11 and Apollo 11 Quarantine with producer @steveslater1987 7pm Friday! And best of all, its free!

Bookings here: https://t.co/Bk4Dt2K1ZU

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

And next Friday, we'll be screening the movie Apollo 11 and the short film based on their return to Earth with a exclusive Q&A with the producer @steveslater1987 . https://t.co/Bk4Dt2K1ZU

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

Congrats to Intuitive Machines, becoming the first company to land on the Moon!

Join us tonight at 7pm to hear about Australia's role in humanities first time around the Moon, and what we are doing now to support missions, like this one and Artemis II!
https://t.co/dhVUgLJ7A2

[Brad Tucker @btucker22]

Join @steveslater1987, Mike Dinn, and myself at @StromloANU on Friday. Dive into humanity's first trip beyond Earth, Apollo 8.

Plus, see some awesome never before seen footage of Apollo 8!

https://t.co/yDV9NSyWRh

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

While the videos and materials are initially aimed at high school teachers and students to inspire the new generation to work in the space sector, they are informative and fun to watch with anyone interested in space.

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

The Space Careers Wayfinder education program is an engaging series of video case studies and associated resources that showcase the broad diversity of career opportunities in the space sector.

The program is a collaboration between ANU and CSIRO.

https://t.co/uHVkQDGfvs

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

Dr Martinez discusses her work in building instrumentation to correct for atmospheric effects on light in astronomy and satellite observations. She also explains the need for technical skills in maths and physics, as well as effective communication skills.

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

Congrats to Dr Aditi Vijayan, one of the researchers up here, for creating a totally awesome, and out-of-this-world science t-shirt!

[Shirty Science @ShirtyScience]

The Most #ExcellentScienceShirt has been decided!

Congratulations to @TheeAditi and Nungheena from @ARC_ASTRO3D on their amazing shirt design.

Thanks to all our judges and most importantly ....YOU for voting!

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

The Head of the Australian Space Agency, Mr Enrico Palermo, and the Ambassador of Italy Dr. Paolo Crudele, congratulated the team led by Prof. Michele Trenti, Director of the Melbourne Space Laboratory at the University of Melbourne, for this important milestone.

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

SpIRIT, the first satellite funded by @AusSpaceAgency and developed in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency, arrived at the National Space Test Facility at @StromloANU this morning for the final environmental testing prior to its upcoming launch in space.

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

It will make the ANU optical ground station work with NASA’s Optical to Orion mission, allowing for the sending of data to the Moon, the Orion capsule, and supporting NASA's Artemis missions.
This will allow us to send data very fast to low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and beyond!

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

Led by A/Prof Francis Bennet, we are constructing a laser optical communication station, a new telescope that will use lasers to send data to satellites and to the Moon. Under the Australian Space Agency's Moon to Mars Initiative, the team received $4.5 million to upgrade it.

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

Sven’s research is based on the paper Buder et al. (2021) MNRAS, 506, 150, ‘The GALAH+ survey: third data release’
Former PhD student Piyush Sharda received the Charlene Heisler Prize for his PhD thesis “The role of metals from molecular clouds to galactic discs” as well!

[Mount Stromlo @StromloANU]

At this year's Astronomical Society of Australia meeting, @StromloANU astronomer Dr Sven Buder was the joint winner of the Louise Webster Prize for outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career.

[Brad Tucker @btucker22]

20 years ago, a bushfire struck @StromloANU

It burnt many of the telescope, houses, and had a profound impact on us.

We came back stronger than ever,.

Here some reflections from Prof Penny Sackett, the director at the time, and Prof Brian Schmidt.

https://t.co/gKAexvUAZ9

[ACT ESA @ACT_ESA]

(1/2) Are you intending to visit the ACT Bushfire Memorial tomorrow? All parking will be at Stromlo Forest Park, walk or shuttle to the memorial.

18 January 2023 marks the 20th Anniversary of the 2003 Canberra Bushfires. An official ceremony will be held from 6:30 PM.

[POPSICULE @ANU_Popsicule]

#HappyNewYear, join us in the https://t.co/7QXVOJ1JYZ showing about #Apollo11, #space, and the #moon.
📅 24 Jan, 6pm
📍Arc Cinema, @NFSAonline
🗣️Dr Brad Tucker @btucker22, Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens @AnnaSo_Jurgens & Stephen Slater @steveslater1987
🔗https://t.co/RkqiS31PVJ

[Brad Tucker @btucker22]

Look what I caught on the all-sky camera up at @StromloANU ! Normally we see meteors, and at first I thought this was something alien, but now it looks like a visitor from the north!

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Centre for the Public Awareness of Science @ANU_CPAS]

Dreaming of a career in Science Communication?🧪💭
Join the ANU Master of Science Communication in 2023 with placements at @Questacon, @ANBG, @MulligansFlat & @StromloANU. For more information and how to enrol, visit: https://t.co/apVf6A9C2U