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Sea-Cliff Interferometry: Dover Heights, 1946

Published:2023 Issue: Volume: Page:185-196
ISSN:2509-310X
Container-title:Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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Goss W. M.,Hooker Claire,Ekers Ronald D.

Abstract

AbstractBy mid-November 1945, Pawsey had begun planning for an observational programme in the post-54RS era. Although Pawsey was clearly appreciative of the excellent cooperation of the RAAF at Collaroy, the radio group at RPL now needed a site closer to the Laboratory at Sydney University, with accessible and convenient public transport. In addition, RPL needed a field station site under their own control, allowing modifications on the equipment to be made by their staff. The obvious solution was to start work at the Dover Heights ShD (Shore Defence) or C.D. (Coastal Defence) station of the Australian Military Forces. This station had been used by RPL during WWII for radar development and was only 10 km from the lab and reachable by public buses. The station was called CA No. 1 (Costal Artillery). As we have seen, Pawsey had begun planning for the first observations (January 1946) the previous November. An image from the WWII era of the Shore Defence aerial at Dover Heights is shown in Fig. 13.1.

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Springer International Publishing

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https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-07916-0_13

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