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    Carol Redford

    Jul 10, 2019 2 minutes

    Carol Redford is co-chair of Astronomy WA, director of the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance, a member of the International Dark-Sky Association and a Dark Sky Ambassador with the International Astronomical Union’s ‘Dark Skies for All’ project.

    What got you into astronomy?

    My stargazing life began when I co-owned and operated the public

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