Planetary Astronomy at ACA
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This is the home page of the planetary astronomy group at the Australian Centre for Astrobiology Macquarie University.


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Mars Venus clouds Venus airglow
Infrared Image of Mars taken with UKIRT on August 17 2003 (More Images) Infrared image of the Venus clouds at 2.3 microns taken with IRIS2 on the AAT (Jul 9th 2004) (More Images) Venus IR O2 Airglow at 1.27 microns observed with the ANU 2.3m telescope on Sep 26 2002

Planetary Astronomy Team

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News:

AAPS announces three new planets - 7 Feb 2007

Comet crash successfully observed - Jul 4 2005

Press Release: Aussie Astronomers prepare for smash hit - Jun 28 2005

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

 


Jeremy Bailey  - 27 April 2007