Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Mt John Observatory at Lake Tekapo is New Zealandâ’s only professional research observatory. It was founded in 1965 as a joint institution of the universities of Pennsylvania and Canterbury, though the American participation disappeared after 1980. Some of the successes of the past 50 years and also the numerous problems that arose are described here. Four telescopes have been established at Mt John, including the 1.8-m MOA telescope in 2004, dedicated to microlensing. Astro-tourism has flourished in the past decade.
observational astronomy, New Zealand, optical telescopes, stellar spectroscopy, gravitational microlensing, astro-tourism, The Royal Society of Tasmania, Alexander von Humboldt, Germany, Conference, Proceedings
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
