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CSIRO Parkes radio telescope social
[Music plays and an image appears of kangaroos hopping across a paddock of stubble in the foreground and satellite dishes can be seen in the background and text appears: CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope]
[Image changes to show a black and white photo of sheep grazing in a field in the foreground and the radio telescope in the background and text appears: Built in 1961, the 64m radio telescope was sited in a sheep paddock near Parkes in Central West NSW]
[Image changes to show a black and white close view of the radio telescope and text appears: Affectionately known as ‘The Dish’, it is an icon of Australian Science and Innovation]
[Image changes to show a coloured view looking down on the radio telescope and surrounding buildings and text appears: It is one of the telescopes comprising CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility]
[Camera zooms in on the satellite dish and then the image changes to show a farther out view of the radio telescope and text appears: Astronomers from across Australia and around the world use the telescope 24x7 to study the sky]
[Image changes to show a close view of people standing on the base of the radio telescope and text appears: Parkes detects and amplifies radio waves from space to better understand the universe]
[Image changes to show a close view of the rear of the satellite dish and text appears: Astronomers have found most of the known pulsars using Parkes]
[Image changes to show a view of a male walking on the inside of the satellite dish and text appears: Regular upgrades to the radio receivers ensure the telescope continues to be at the forefront of discovery]
[Image changes to show a group of people working on the satellite dish in the construction stage and text appears: It is now 10,000 times more sensitive than when it was first constructed]
[Image changes to show a rear view of the satellite dish gradually moving up from the bottom of the screen and text appears: Parkes also provides support in tracking spacecraft]
[Image changes to show black and white footage of the Neil Armstrong stepping from Apollo 11 on to the Moon and text appears: In 1969, Parkes supported the Apollo 11 Mission, Relaying Images of the Moon Landing to the world]
Recorded voice: That’s one small step for man… one giant leap for mankind.
[Image changes to show a view of the radio telescope with the night sky in the background and text appears: As it journeyed into interstellar space]
[New text appears: Parkes recently assisted NASA in tracking Voyager 2 as it journeyed into interstellar space]
[Image changes to show a split screen showing a black and white photo of people at work on equipment, a coloured photo of people at work on computers, and a modern coloured photo of people at work on a laptop]
[Image changes to show a black and white photo of a farmer moving sheep in front of the radio telescope using a black dog]
[Image changes to show a black and white photo of three males looking at a model of the radio telescope]
[Image changes to show a black and white photo of three males working on the radio telescope]
[Image changes to show the radio telescope in construction]
[Image changes to show the satellite dish of the radio telescope]
[Image changes to show three employees working on computers]
[Image changes to show a view of the radio telescope rotating in an anti-clockwise direction against a night sky and text appears: Parkes is the first functioning scientific instrument to be added to Australia’s National Heritage list]
[Image shows the radio telescope spinning and then moving towards the left]
[Image changes to show a white screen and the CSIRO logo and text appears: CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency]
[Music plays and an image appears of kangaroos hopping across a paddock of stubble in the foreground and satellite dishes can be seen in the background and text appears: CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope]
[Image changes to show a black and white photo of sheep grazing in a field in the foreground and the radio telescope in the background and text appears: Built in 1961, the 64m radio telescope was sited in a sheep paddock near Parkes in Central West NSW]
[Image changes to show a black and white close view of the radio telescope and text appears: Affectionately known as ‘The Dish’, it is an icon of Australian Science and Innovation]
[Image changes to show a coloured view looking down on the radio telescope and surrounding buildings and text appears: It is one of the telescopes comprising CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility]
[Camera zooms in on the satellite dish and then the image changes to show a farther out view of the radio telescope and text appears: Astronomers from across Australia and around the world use the telescope 24x7 to study the sky]
[Image changes to show a close view of people standing on the base of the radio telescope and text appears: Parkes detects and amplifies radio waves from space to better understand the universe]
[Image changes to show a close view of the rear of the satellite dish and text appears: Astronomers have found most of the known pulsars using Parkes]
[Image changes to show a view of a male walking on the inside of the satellite dish and text appears: Regular upgrades to the radio receivers ensure the telescope continues to be at the forefront of discovery]
[Image changes to show a group of people working on the satellite dish in the construction stage and text appears: It is now 10,000 times more sensitive than when it was first constructed]
[Image changes to show a rear view of the satellite dish gradually moving up from the bottom of the screen and text appears: Parkes also provides support in tracking spacecraft]
[Image changes to show black and white footage of the Neil Armstrong stepping from Apollo 11 on to the Moon and text appears: In 1969, Parkes supported the Apollo 11 Mission, Relaying Images of the Moon Landing to the world]
Recorded voice: That’s one small step for man… one giant leap for mankind.
[Image changes to show a view of the radio telescope with the night sky in the background and text appears: As it journeyed into interstellar space]
[New text appears: Parkes recently assisted NASA in tracking Voyager 2 as it journeyed into interstellar space]
[Image changes to show a split screen showing a black and white photo of people at work on equipment, a coloured photo of people at work on computers, and a modern coloured photo of people at work on a laptop]
[Image changes to show a black and white photo of a farmer moving sheep in front of the radio telescope using a black dog]
[Image changes to show a black and white photo of three males looking at a model of the radio telescope]
[Image changes to show a black and white photo of three males working on the radio telescope]
[Image changes to show the radio telescope in construction]
[Image changes to show the satellite dish of the radio telescope]
[Image changes to show three employees working on computers]
[Image changes to show a view of the radio telescope rotating in an anti-clockwise direction against a night sky and text appears: Parkes is the first functioning scientific instrument to be added to Australia’s National Heritage list]
[Image shows the radio telescope spinning and then moving towards the left]
[Image changes to show a white screen and the CSIRO logo and text appears: CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency]