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Asunto: AAS INFORMATIONAL EMAIL - Mt. Stromlo Fire
Fecha: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:59:17 -0500
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> AAS INFORMATIONAL EMAIL - Mt. Stromlo Fire
> >From AAS President Catherine Pilachowski
>
> Dear fellow AAS Members,
>
> As many of you heard over the weekend, a series
> of bush fires burning in and around Canberra,
> Australia, has resulted in substantial damage
> to the Mt. Stromlo Observatory.
>
> This comes as a painful blow to the entire
> astronomical community, but thankfully no life
> was lost in the destruction of the facility,
> although several residents of the Canberra area
> have lost their lives. The fires are certainly a
> natural disaster of the first order and many
> observatory staff have lost their homes.
>
> On behalf of the American Astronomical Society,
> I have sent notes of concern and offers of
> whatever assistance we can provide to both the
> director of Mt. Stromlo and the appropriate staff
> at the Australian National University. It is
> heartening that the university has already
> pledged to rebuild its astronomical research
> infrastructure. A spectrograph destined
> for
> the Gemini North telescope was destroyed in
> the fire as well, which is a setback to many
> researchers around the world. The
> instrumentation labs have been damaged severely,
> but the extent of the damage is not yet fully
> assessed.
>
> I am sure that we will all be following this
> story through the news media, but I wanted
> to let you know that a special web site has
> been established at the Australian National
> University with up-to-date information on the
> situation and how to contact our colleagues
> affiliated with Mt. Stromlo. The site can be
> found at
>
> http://www.anu.edu.au/fires/.
>
> Email is the preferred form of communication
> and extant email addresses for the staff will
> still work. Of special note, the ANU has stated
> that students planning to obtain a Ph.D. at
> ANU in astronomy should continue on course,
> which clearly shows the ANU's commitment to the
> astronomy program.
>
> As our colleagues w
> ork to overcome this terrible
> disaster, the AAS will do whatever we can to
> help. At the present time the staff are dealing
> with only the most pressing issues. It may be a
> few weeks before the full damage is determined
> and the most appropriate forms of assistance
> identified. We will be sure to let all of you
> know how you can help as soon as possible.
>
> Included below is the message I sent to the
> Dr. Penny Sackett, the current director of the
> Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics,
> Mt. Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Caty Pilachowski,
> AAS President
>
> MESSAGE FROM CATHERINE A. PILACHOWSKI, PRESIDENT,
> AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY TO THE ASTRONOMERS OF
> MT. STROMLO AND THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
>
> The American Astronomical Society and its members
> are shocked and saddened by the devastating bush
> fires which have destroyed so much of the
> Mt. Stromlo Observatory and parts of the Australian
> Capital Territory. Our condolences go out
> to
> anyone who lost loved ones in this ongoing tragedy,
> and we are extremely grateful that no members of
> the observatory's staff were lost.
>
> We stand ready to assist our colleagues and friends
> at Mt. Stromlo in any way we can to help rebuild
> their research institution and carry on as one of
> the premier research centers and observatories in
> the world.
>
> *****
> Sent from aas.org on 21 JAN 2003 at 8:55am ET
> Send address corrections to address@aas.org
> *****
>
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<pre>AAS INFORMATIONAL EMAIL - Mt. Stromlo Fire
>From AAS President Catherine Pilachowski
Dear fellow AAS Members,
As many of you heard over the weekend, a series
of bush fires burning in and around Canberra,
Australia, has resulted in substantial damage
to the Mt. Stromlo Observatory.
This comes as a painful blow to the entire
astronomical community, but thankfully no life
was lost in the destruction of the facility,
although several residents of the Canberra area
have lost their lives. The fires are certainly a
natural disaster of the first order and many
observatory staff have lost their homes.
On behalf of the American Astronomical Society,
I have sent notes of concern and offers of
whatever assistance we can provide to both the
director of Mt. Stromlo and the appropriate staff
at the Australian National University. It is
heartening that the university has already
pledged to rebuild its astronomical research
infrastructure. A spectrograph destined
for
the Gemini North telescope was destroyed in
the fire as well, which is a setback to many
researchers around the world. The
instrumentation labs have been damaged severely,
but the extent of the damage is not yet fully
assessed.
I am sure that we will all be following this
story through the news media, but I wanted
to let you know that a special web site has
been established at the Australian National
University with up-to-date information on the
situation and how to contact our colleagues
affiliated with Mt. Stromlo. The site can be
found at
<a href="http://www.anu.edu.au/fires/" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.anu.edu.au/fires/</a>.
Email is the preferred form of communication
and extant email addresses for the staff will
still work. Of special note, the ANU has stated
that students planning to obtain a Ph.D. at
ANU in astronomy should continue on course,
which clearly shows the ANU's commitment to the
astronomy program.
As our colleagues w
ork to overcome this terrible
disaster, the AAS will do whatever we can to
help. At the present time the staff are dealing
with only the most pressing issues. It may be a
few weeks before the full damage is determined
and the most appropriate forms of assistance
identified. We will be sure to let all of you
know how you can help as soon as possible.
Included below is the message I sent to the
Dr. Penny Sackett, the current director of the
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics,
Mt. Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories.
Sincerely,
Caty Pilachowski,
AAS President
MESSAGE FROM CATHERINE A. PILACHOWSKI, PRESIDENT,
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY TO THE ASTRONOMERS OF
MT. STROMLO AND THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
The American Astronomical Society and its members
are shocked and saddened by the devastating bush
fires which have destroyed so much of the
Mt. Stromlo Observatory and parts of the Australian
Capital Territory. Our condolences go out
to
anyone who lost loved ones in this ongoing tragedy,
and we are extremely grateful that no members of
the observatory's staff were lost.
We stand ready to assist our colleagues and friends
at Mt. Stromlo in any way we can to help rebuild
their research institution and carry on as one of
the premier research centers and observatories in
the world.
*****
Sent from aas.org on 21 JAN 2003 at 8:55am ET
Send address corrections to <a href="mailto:address@aas.org" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated">address@aas.org
</a>*****
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