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The Parkes Observatory held Open Days to commemorate the
50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonwalk over the
weekend of 20-21 July 2019. Large crowds visited the
Observatory and enjoyed activities including tours of the telescope,
talks by special guest speakers and astronomers, daytime astronomy
viewings of the brightest stars, planets and Sun by the members of the
Central West Astronomical Society, and a screening of the film, The
Dish, on the Saturday night, in the field adjacent to the telescope
the the Dish as a backdrop to the screen. The antenna tours were
very popular, with groups being guided through the telescope tower
and around the azimuth track.
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