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[email protected] ABN: 71871323905 © Anglo-Australian Telescope Board 2008 ISSN 1443-8550 Cover Design: Anglo-Australian Observatory & TTR Print Management Cover Photo: Anglo-Australian Telescope and dark sky. The scene in this photo was extremely dark, with the dome being lit by a small amount of moonlight coming through some clouds, and some light from the nearby workshops. To get enough detail, multiple photos were taken and added together, one on top of the other. The stars are blurred because they have moved over the course of the 20 odd exposures. Photo: Barnaby Norris Computer Typeset: Anglo-Australian Observatory Picture Credits: Shaun Amy, Jurek Brzeski, Paul Curnow, Michael Drinkwater, Kristin Fiegert, Gemini Observatory/K. Pu’uohau-Pummill, Jeroen Heijmans, Steve Keough, Steve Lee, Andrew McGrath, Stan Miziarski, Barnaby Norris, Stuart Ryder, John Sarkissian, Helen Sim, Mark Sims, Swinburne University, Chris Walsh ii Annual Report 2008-2009 Senator ! e Honourable