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+ 22 powerline spring 05 THE OBSERVATORY ADDS A NEW TELESCOPE TO ITS COLLECTION AND MARS COMES CLOSE TO EARTH. reflecting history � In March this year the Museum purchased a spectacular late 18th century reflecting telescope at auction, using funds from the Observatory’s Name-a-Star fund-raising program. The telescope was made by respected London instrument maker Dudley Adams and is similar to the one used by James Cook to observe the transit of Venus in 1769. Reflecting telescopes, which collect starlight with large curved mirrors, are still popular today. Examples range from the giant Keck telescopes in Hawaii, with their 10-metre-wide mirrors, to small home-built instruments for the amateur astronomer. The speculum metal mirrors in the Dudley Adams telescope illustrate how technology has changed since the 18th century. Modern telescopes now all use aluminised glass mirrors. THE DUDLEY ADAMS TELESCOPE ON DISPLAY AT SYDNEY OBSERVATORY IN THE TRANSIT OF VENUS EXHIBITION. PHOTO BY SOTHA BOURN. Name a star and help build the Observatory’s collection. With Sydney Observatory’s Name-a-Star program, members of the public have the opportunity to ‘adopt’ a star in their own name or in the name of a loved one. The stars are taken from the Observatory’s Southern star catalogue and recorded on the Observatory database. A special viewing of the chosen star through one of our telescopes is part of the package. A Name-a-Star package is both a unique gift and the chance to help preserve and expand the equipment and collection of Australia’s oldest observatory. For more information, please call (02) 9241 3767 or 9217 0478. Nick Lomb Curator of Astronomy THE RED PLANET. PHOTO COURTESY NASA. looking at Mars a In late October and early November Mars will be at opposition, which means it will be closer to Earth than at any time since 2003. During this time Sydney Observatory will be open for not-to-be-missed telescopic views of the red planet. People have been fascinated by Mars for thousands of years but detailed views of the surface had to await the arrival of space probes in the 1960s. Viking 1 and 2 were the first to actually land on the surface of the planet, in 1976, followed by the Mars Path Finder in 1997 and the 2004 Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. observe + Eighteen months later the rovers are still exploring. Both have revealed strong evidence that Mars was once wet enough to support life. Opportunity has found ripple patterns in rocks and marblesized balls of hematite, nicknamed ‘blueberries’, that only form in salty water on Earth. Spirit found rocks with high levels of chlorine and other chemicals that indicate the rocks were once wet. For details of Mars telescope viewings and talks visit sydneyobservatory.com.au. Martin Anderson, Astronomy Educator, Sydney Observatory
+ 23 powerline spring 05 THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS +principal partners SPORT: MORE THAN HEROES & LEGENDS DICK SMITH AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER BELL 206B JETRANGER III HELICOPTER +senior partners ECOLOGIC: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM @ CASTLE HILL BOMBAY SAPPHIRE SYDNEY DESIGN 05 D FACTORY ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY DIVISION ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE 2004 INDESIGN MAGAZINE D FACTORY SYDNEY DESIGN 05 BOEING AUSTRALIA PDC CREATIVE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 3830 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 3265 MARIE CLAIRE THE CUTTING EDGE: FASHION FROM JAPAN MINCOM LIMITED LIFE FELLOWS DINNER 2005 POLOXYGEN INSPIRED! DESIGN ACROSS TIME THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM IS A STATUTORY AUTHORITY OF, AND PRINCIPALLY FUNDED BY, THE NSW STATE GOVERNMENT. CASINO COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND NSW RAILCORP LOCOMOTIVE NO 1 SBS RADIO GREEK TREASURES: FROM THE BENAKI MUSEUM IN ATHENS THE CUTTING EDGE: FASHION FROM JAPAN SOUNDHOUSE MUSIC ALLIANCE SOUNDHOUSE MUSIC & MULTIMEDIA LABORATORY AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE GREEK TREASURES: FROM THE BENAKI MUSEUM IN ATHENS POWERHOUSE WIZARD GREEK TREASURES: FROM THE BENAKI MUSEUM IN ATHENS +partners +supporters +platinum corporate members +gold corporate members +silver corporate members + state government partners EBSWORTH AND EBSWORTH JCDECAUX LILYFIELD PRINTING MASSMEDIA STUDIOS MULTIPLEX NHK TECHNICAL SERVICES SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ TRANSGRID DICK SMITH ARAB BANK AUSTRALIA CAPITAL TECHNIC GROUP DUNLOP FLOORING AUSTRALIA HASBRO MACQUARIE BANK FOUNDATION NSW DEPARTMENT OF LANDS PETTARAS PRESS STREET VISION +australian government partners ARAB BANK AUSTRALIA THE CURIOUS ECONOMIST: WILLIAM STANLEY JEVONS IN SYDNEY SYDNEY DESIGNERS UNPLUGGED: PEOPLE, PROCESS, PRODUCT NOVOTEL SYDNEY ON DARLING HARBOUR OFFICIAL SYDNEY HOTEL TABCORP TAFE NSW: SYDNEY INSTITUTE THE RACI INC, NSW BRANCH THOMSON TELECOM AUSTRALIA WEIR WARMAN LTD DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND GIVING TO THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM PLEASE CONTACT MIRANDA PURNELL ON (02) 9217 0577. COLES THEATRE, TARGET THEATRE, GRACE BROS COURTYARD, K MART STUDIOS SYDNEY DESIGN 05 NSW TREASURY THE CURIOUS ECONOMIST: WILLIAM STANLEY JEVONS IN SYDNEY RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA THE CURIOUS ECONOMIST: WILLIAM STANLEY JEVONS IN SYDNEY +foundations BRUCE AND JOY REID FOUNDATION GORDON DARLING FOUNDATION JAPAN FOUNDATION SUNTORY FOUNDATION VINCENT FAIRFAX FAMILY FOUNDATION
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