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Old 05-12-2005, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by seeker372011
I suppose the majority of the 600 members are from Australia-say 500 to be conservative probably more. Now some time ago Roger Davis (now of Bintel Melbourne) estimated the number of amateur astronomers in Australia to be of the order of magnitude of a couple of thousand

This community can then claim to speak for around 25 % of the Australian Amateur Astronomy community..that should represent a significant voice
is this where we mention the debate of amateur astronomer vs casual star gazer?

congrats to mike and ken
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