The Worlds' Shakiest Telescopes

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The world’s shakiest telescopes – and discoveries made in spite of them

In the four centuries since the invention of the telescope, astronomers have devised ever more sophisticated ways of exploring the heavens. Sometimes, their ideas have outstripped the available technology, or gone in strange and unusual directions ending in blind alleys. In this entertaining and fully illustrated talk, Fred Watson explains what makes telescopes go bad, and presents examples from his shaky telescope casebook. The talk is dedicated to the memory of astronomy enthusiast Jeff Ogg, who recently lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

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Fred Watson says he's spent so many years working in large telescope domes that he has started to look like one. He is Australia’s first Astronomer-at-Large in the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, having worked at both of Britain’s Royal Observatories before joining the Australian…