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Australian Geographic Adventures Episode 7 Part 3

The vast and stunning beauty of the night sky reveals itself to Australian astronomers.

David visits the Siding Spring Observatory to find out more about the night sky and the future of astronomy. A cloud free sky provides the perfect canvas to see thosuands of stars and is one of the key reasons the observatory was built here. David also learns why modern astronomers rarely look through telescopes and spots some of Australia’s most well known constellations. 

• Episode 7, part 1
• Episode 7, part 2
• Episode 7, part 4
  

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