Infrared Astronomy: in the Heat of the Night
The 1999 Ellery Lecture
J.W.V. Storey, PASA, 17 (3), 270.
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Infrared Astronomy: in the Heat of the Night
The 1999 Ellery Lecture

J.W.V. Storey

School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2052
j.storey@unsw.edu.au

Abstract:

Infrared astronomy has made remarkable progress over the past quarter century. This paper, which is a brief summary of the 1999 Ellery Lecture, outlines the importance of the infrared, traces some of the key Australian developments in the field, and looks ahead to the challenges facing infrared astronomers in the immediate future.

Keywords: Infrared, history