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Originally Posted by Startrek
Hi Glen,
A fitting tribute to one of our greatest yet least known astronomers ( even though he was a Scotsman )
Well done indeed !!
I knew about James Dunlop well before I got into the hobby back in 2016
My son lived in Dunlop st North Parramatta for a number of years and my wife and I would often take the grandkids for a walk through Parramatta Park.
It’s a real shame Dunlop is virtually unknown outside the amateur astronomy community.
Cheers
Martin
PS: I should take a drive to Kincumber on the Central Coast to visit his gravesite ( probably overgrown with weeds )
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Martin, I am very familiar with James Dunlop's contribution. His discoveries feature throughout the Southern Gems (Deep Sky Companions) by S O'Meara; which was my observation bible for a decade. I was recently in Parramatta to attend an NRL game with my son in law, after having left Sydney 13 years ago, and never expected to encounter the massive high rise development that taken place there. Dark sky has long ago been driven out of all of Parramatta. It was the toll that so called progress takes on our historical landmarks (and skymarks).
I just checked on Bintel and it seems O'Meara's Southern Gems book is not available through them any longer, but looking wider it is still available through Amazon.
Glen