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The comets discovered from New Zealand, and the astronomers who found them
John Drummond, Wayne Orchiston, Carolyn Brown +1
Eleven comets were discovered by six New Zealanders from New Zealand shores. New Zealand's important geographical position south of the Equator is highlighted. This location allows…
The Great January Comet of 1910 (C/1910 A1): A Key Opportunity Missed by New Zealand Astronomers
John Drummond, Wayne Orchiston, Carolyn Brown +1
C/1910 A1 was one of the Great Comets of the twentieth century. Although it was widely observed from the Northern Hemisphere, it was first discovered by observers south of the Equa…
Early Australian Optical and Radio Observations of Centaurus A
Peter Robertson, Glen Cozens, Wayne Orchiston +2
The discoveries 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…