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23-11-2018, 06:51 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Broken Hill NSW Australia
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60 Minutes story
Hi All,
Its been a while since I posted here on IIS. These days my time is mainly devoted to research, however. This coming Sunday night at 7pm my astronomy story will be on 60 Minutes. Liz Hayes brought a full production crew to my observatory in Broken Hill and filmed for a week back in March then in July Liz took me to Los Angeles, NASA gave me security clearance to visit JPL and Carolyn Porco (Director of the Cassini Imaging Team) flew in from San Franciso to meet me.
Liz recorded the interview with Carolyn and I on the floor of Mission Control Space Flight Operations JPL. On the way into Mission Control NASA have the American, Australian & Spanish flags representing NASA’s deep space communications network being Goldstone, Canberra & Madrid. While an Australian film crew were in Mission Control doing a story on very excited Australian amateur, the prime receiving station was Canberra.
Carolyn is writing a book on the whole Cassini mission and during the interview asked if I would give permission for her to use some of my data in her book. Still pinching myself, really does feel like a dream.
https://www.9now.com.au/60-minutes/2...4e0gmosjgif1hw
Regards
Trevor
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23-11-2018, 08:13 PM
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Senior Citizen
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bribie Island
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Just Brilliant .... I'll be watching 
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23-11-2018, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Canberra
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Nice!!!!!
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23-11-2018, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mt. Kuring-Gai
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How Wonderful Trevor!
We look forward to watching on Sunday night.
All the best
Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place, Mount Kuring-Gai
NSW. 2080. Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
wildcard@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au
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24-11-2018, 12:12 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Well done. Good on you
Best
JA
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24-11-2018, 07:54 AM
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Farting Nebulae
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Tamleugh, Victoria, Australia
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Great contributions, glad you are being recognised and getting some publicity! Will definitely watch
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24-11-2018, 10:01 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Darwin
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Fantastic, Trevor,
Am looking forward to watching on Sunday night.
cheers Phil
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24-11-2018, 05:50 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Quark
Hi All,
Its been a while since I posted here on IIS. These days my time is mainly devoted to research, however. This coming Sunday night at 7pm my astronomy story will be on 60 Minutes. Liz Hayes brought a full production crew to my observatory in Broken Hill and filmed for a week back in March then in July Liz took me to Los Angeles, NASA gave me security clearance to visit JPL and Carolyn Porco (Director of the Cassini Imaging Team) flew in from San Franciso to meet me.
Liz recorded the interview with Carolyn and I on the floor of Mission Control Space Flight Operations JPL. On the way into Mission Control NASA have the American, Australian & Spanish flags representing NASA’s deep space communications network being Goldstone, Canberra & Madrid. While an Australian film crew were in Mission Control doing a story on very excited Australian amateur, the prime receiving station was Canberra.
Carolyn is writing a book on the whole Cassini mission and during the interview asked if I would give permission for her to use some of my data in her book. Still pinching myself, really does feel like a dream.
https://www.9now.com.au/60-minutes/2...4e0gmosjgif1hw
Regards
Trevor |
That is just brilliant Trevor
Last edited by Kunama; 24-11-2018 at 09:41 PM.
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24-11-2018, 08:16 PM
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ze frogginator
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sydney
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Strewth!!! 
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24-11-2018, 08:33 PM
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Dazzled by the Cosmos.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Wow - a dream come true, after so much hard work and dedication. What fabulous news and well done Trevor.
Cheers
Dennis
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25-11-2018, 04:49 PM
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ze frogginator
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sydney
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I saw the 1min preview but have they made the whole episode available online yet? 
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25-11-2018, 05:12 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Good going Trevor!
I'll be watching tonight.
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25-11-2018, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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60 minutes is on at 7.00pm tonight (at least in ACT)
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25-11-2018, 06:29 PM
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ze frogginator
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sydney
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 I thought I missed it last night. Of course today is Sunday. 
It's on right now.
Last edited by multiweb; 25-11-2018 at 07:41 PM.
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25-11-2018, 07:49 PM
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Dazed and confused
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Melbourne
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Watching it right now well done mate great stuff
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25-11-2018, 07:54 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Lake Macquarie
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Watching your story now Trevor, great stuff.
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25-11-2018, 07:58 PM
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ze frogginator
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sydney
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That was awesome mate! You just need to win lotto now.
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25-11-2018, 08:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Australia
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I haven't been here for a while myself. Just watched your story on the box, Congratulations Trevor and very well deserved.
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25-11-2018, 08:11 PM
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amateur
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Mt Waverley, VIC
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Watching this programme, I remembered my first look at Saturn back in '73.. It was from the roof of Zagreb's Astronomical Observatory, through Zeiss 100/1000 refractor... It was my birthday and my father took me there as a birthday gift. It did not changed my life then because I was already hooked earlier 
Still, this image and that feeling that evening I will never forget.
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25-11-2018, 08:23 PM
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colin
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Mount Annan
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What a great story Trevor! I think Saturn is responsible for hooking many people into astronomy, myself included!!!
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