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On the
Newell Highway in central NSW, about 365 km west of Sydney, Parkes
is home to one of the world’s largest radio telescopes, which
justifies the town's self-billing as the ‘gateway to the stars.’
The
64m, fully-steerable radio telescope dish, built 23km out of town by
the CSIRO in 1961, created history when it helped identify the very
first quasar while scientists were searching for the source of
mysterious radio signals emanating from deep space. The Astronomy
Education and Visitor's Centre is open daily to explain workings of
the complex though absorbing, interactive displays. The centre also
includes a library and The Invisible Universe, a superbly-crafted
film, is screened regularly in the centre's 75-seat, air-conditioned
theatrette.
The
town originally laboured under the name of Busman's, but took on a
new identity in the wake of a visit by the then NSW Premier, Sir
Henry Parkes, in 1873. The town honours its namesake and Father of
Federation through the Henry Parkes Museum and, of course, the
history-making telescope.
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