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Originally Posted by raymo
The state government has closed, [or is closing] our observatory in Perth, for the enormous saving of approx. $300,000 a year. [2 jobs]. Now there is no tracking observatory between Adelaide and South Africa. It seems that science is on the nose with our government.
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I think you'll find there is one - the 1m Zadko telescope at Gin Gin. It seems to be working away on a regular basis but you never hear about it, perhaps (and this is just speculation on my part) because the French have a strong stake in it. I believe the other main operator is UWA. I only know this from casual comments that have come my way this year through other astro circles that I move in.