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Japanese students get their first clear look at the stars

"Back home, these young people never see any stars at night due to light pollution from artificial lighting.”

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06th Aug. 2019 5:08 AM

LOOKING TO THE STARS: Fudooka High School students from Japan get a unique look at the stars at the Kingaroy Observatory with their host families as part of the Kingaroy State High School exchange program.

Calling volunteers to boost tourism

Members of the community are asked to step up and volunteer their time to make the project as successful as it can be.

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22nd Feb. 2019 4:02 PM

SHOWCASING THE BURNETT: James Barclay is volunteering to produce videos to help boost tourism into the South Burnett.

DARK SKIES: Thousands of star clusters scattered in our sky

The clusters contain millions of stars and are scattered throughout our skies.

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25th Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

SPECTACULAR: The "jewel box” open cluster is unique, as it contains younger stars including deep red, green and yellow stars.

DARK SKIES: Understand how stars are born

STARS are born in molecular clouds called nebulas. They consist of huge amounts of cosmic dust, hydrogen, helium, iron and...

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18th Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

Colour of stars indicate their age, surface temperature, size and chemical make-up.

DARK SKIES: Birthplace of our solar system?

Kingaroy Observatory's James Barclay answers our astronomy questions.

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11th Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

ORION NEBULA: This dramatic image offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming, and the possible birth place of our solar system.

DARK SKIES: Asteroid, meteor - what's the difference?

What's the difference between an asteroid and a meteor?

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04th Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

BRIGHT LIGHT: Meteors come in all different colours - each one is unique and beautiful.

DARK SKIES: Buy a telescope this Christmas

Kingaroy Observatory's James Barclay fills you in on the pros and cons of reflector and refractor telescopes.

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21st Dec. 2018 5:12 AM

REFLECTOR OR REFRACTOR?: There are two types of telescopes and each have their purpose for stargazing.

Council accused of 'scaremongering' over tourism proposal

'The onus was on the community. We were simply responding to the community.'

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23rd Nov. 2018 12:11 PM

DISAPPOINTED: James Barclay at the Kingaroy Observatory.

DARK SKIES: Our galaxy is just one in a billion

Many new space discoveries to uncover.

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02nd Nov. 2018 5:11 AM

A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY: Our nearest galaxy like ours is the Andromeda galaxy - 2.2 million LY away, and best seen in the Northern Hemisphere.

DARK SKIES: Our Sun's magnetic energy

How do solar flares affect Earth?

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25th Oct. 2018 11:10 AM

SOLAR ACTIVITY: If a solar flare is very intense, the radiation it releases can interfere with our radio communications here on Earth, and auroras occur around Earth's North and South Poles.