Australian Astronomy and Science Sites

Introduction

This is a list of links to other astronomical and general science sites in Australia. Please read the disclaimer before accessing these sites.

General

• Australian Astronomy

Institutions

• The Anglo-Australian Observatory operates the 3.9 metre optical Anglo-Australian Telescope and 1.2 metre UK Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory.
• The Astronomical Society of Australia is the organisation of professional astronomers in Australia.
• The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is the Australian base for NASA space tracking and communication facilities.
• The Australian Institute of Physics (New South Wales Branch) is the organisation of professional physicists in Australia.
• The Australian Academy of Science promotes growth of science and technology in Australia.
• The National Committee for Radio Science is a committee of the Australian Academy of Science, which liases with URSI, the International Union of Radio Science.
• The Woodlands Observatory in Adelaide has an impressive site with sky-charts, images, and other information for amateur astronomers.

University Research Groups

Australian University List

• University of Sydney
  • School of Physics
  • The Institute of Astronomy
• Macquarie University
  • Department Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics
• Monash University
  • Applied Mathematics Department
• Australian National University
  • Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
  • School of Mathematical Sciences
• University of Adelaide
  • Astrophysics Group
• University of Queensland
  • Physics Department
  • Astrophysics Group
• University of Melbourne
  • School of Physics
  • School of Physics, Astrophysics Group
• University of New South Wales
  • School of Physics
  • The Department of Astrophysics and Optics
  • Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (JACARA)
• Swinburne University of Technology
  • Astrophysics & Supercomputing Group
• University of Tasmania
  • Radio Astronomy Group
• University of Wollongong
  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
• University of Western Australia
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
• University of Western Sydney
  • Centre for Astronomy
  • Macarthur research groups

Australian Journals

• Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia