This is the home page of the planetary astronomy group at the Australian Centre for Astrobiology Macquarie University.
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Our Research:
Solar System Observations: Observing Mars and Venus with Ground-Based Telescopes Observing the "Deep Impact" comet crash Extrasolar Planet Observations: The Anglo-Australian Planet Search Detecting Extrasolar Planets by Polarimetry Planetary Atmosphere Modelling: Radiative Transfer Models The Virtual Planetary Laboratory Instrumentation: High Resolution Imaging High Precision Polarimetry
Deep Impact Workshop - Macquarie University - Sep 6th 2004
PLANETPOL run on the WHT - Demonstrates polarimetry to one part in a million - May 1 2004
Our Mars Image on the front page of The Times (Aug 27 2003)
Press Release: Astronomers hunt Martian Water from Earth - Aug 26 2003
Press Release: Australian astronomers obtain clearest view of Mars from ground-based telescope - Aug 25 2003