John Bolton, Discrete Sources, and the New Zealand Field-trip of 1948

Orchiston, Wayne

doi:10.1071/ph940541

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“…Their first priority was to obtain more accurate positions for these sources, and a much higher cliff was sought which would allow observations of the sources when both rising and setting. Bolton and Stanley eventually selected two sites in the North Island of New Zealand, with coastal cliffs ∼300 m above sea level (see Orchiston 1993Orchiston , 1994).…”

Section: The Radiophysics Yearsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gordon James Stanley and the Early Development of Radio Astronomy in Australia and the United States

Kellermann

Orchiston

Slee

2005

Publ. Astron. Soc. Aust

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Abstract:Following the end of the Second World War, the CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory applied the expertise and surplus radar equipment acquired during the war to problems of astronomy. Gordon Stanley was among the first group of scientists and engineers to work in the exciting new field of radio astronomy. Like many of his contemporaries, he had a strong background in radio and electronics but none in astronomy. At the Radiophysics Laboratory, and later at Caltech, Stanley developed innovative new radio telescopes and sophisticated instrumentation which resulted in important new discoveries that changed, in a fundamental way, our understanding of the Universe. He was one of those who played a key role in the early development of radio astronomy both in Australia and the United States.

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“…Bolton and Stanley eventually selected two sites in the North Island of New Zealand, with coastal cliffs ∼300 m above sea level (see Orchiston 1993Orchiston , 1994). …”

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Gordon James Stanley and the Early Development of Radio Astronomy in Australia and the United States

Kellermann

Orchiston

Slee

2005

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“…The topics covered in recent times include research into the astronomers on Cook's three voyages to the South Seas, their astronomical instruments and the observations they carried out while on the New Zealand coast. Biographies of notable New Zealand and Australian astronomers have been prepared (Orchiston 1992) as have reports of pioneering astronomical expeditions (Orchiston 1994).…”

Section: History Of Australasian Astronomymentioning

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Research Programs at the Carter Observatory: An Overview

Dodd¹,

Orchiston²

1996

Publ. Astron. Soc. Aust.

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An outline is given of the main research programs currently in progress at the Carter Observatory. These include: the establishment of a set of standard star magnitudes and colours in the Vilnius seven-colour photometric system; the study of galactic and extragalactic star clusters using Vilnius and broadband photometries; binary stars and the development of APTs; and the history of Australasian astronomy. The role of Carter Observatory Honorary Research Associates is described and mention is made of the joint New Zealand/Japan program to observe gravitational microlensing effects, discover variable stars and patrol selected clusters of galaxies for supernovae.

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“…The DSIR supplied a ration of petrol, a book of requisitions with which all bills were paid, and even provided a liaison officer to assist during the first 2 weeks. Further cooperation came from staff from the Department of Lands and Survey who accurately determined the height of the Pakiri site (Orchiston 1994).…”

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“…In turn, this removed the apparently compelling evidence that Cygnus must be a relatively close galactic object. All in all, the New Zealand expedition was judged to be a great success (Orchiston 1994). …”

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Early Australian Optical and Radio Observations of Centaurus A

Robertson

Cozens

Orchiston

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Abstract:The discovery of the radio source Centaurus A and its optical counterpart NGC 5128 were important landmarks in the history of Australian astronomy. NGC 5128 was first observed in August 1826 by James Dunlop during a survey of southern objects at the Parramatta Observatory, west of the settlement at Sydney Cove. The observatory had been founded a few years earlier by Thomas Brisbane, the new governor of the British colony of New South Wales. Just over 120 years later, John Bolton, Gordon Stanley and Bruce Slee discovered the radio source Centaurus A at the Dover Heights field station in Sydney, operated by CSIRO's Radiophysics Laboratory (the forerunner to CSIRO Astronomy and Space Sciences). This paper will describe this early historical work and summarize further studies of Centaurus A by other Radiophysics groups up to 1960.

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John Bolton, Discrete Sources, and the New Zealand Field-trip of 1948

Cited by 16 publications

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Gordon James Stanley and the Early Development of Radio Astronomy in Australia and the United States

Gordon James Stanley and the Early Development of Radio Astronomy in Australia and the United States

Research Programs at the Carter Observatory: An Overview

Early Australian Optical and Radio Observations of Centaurus A

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