Below are photographs taken at the launch of The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition at Stromlo Exploratory, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Canberra, on Wednesday 30 April 1997.
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L-R: Nanette Dooley talks with Rosalie Gascoigne, Francis Lord. In the background Norm Banham talks with Ben Gascoigne.
L-R: 'Through the looking glass' Dawn and Noel Chamberlain look at the exhibition of optical glass samples and optical munitions blueprints from Mount Stromlo Observatory and optical munitions relics from the Australian War Memorial. Walter Stibbs in foreground.
L-R: In the foreground, Rodger Sutherland looks at a display of optical munitions relics from the Memorial's collection. Michael Nelmes and David Crotty (Australian War Memorial) oversee the exhibition.
Part One of the display of the main story of The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition accompanied by photographs from the period from the Australian War Memorial's and Mount Stromlo Observatory's collections.
Part Two of the display of the main story of The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition accompanied by photographs from the period from the Australian War Memorial's and Mount Stromlo Observatory's collections.
Gavan McCarthy opens the formal proceedings of the launch.
Tim Sherratt, in his inimitable style, providing an historical background to The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition.
Tim, again, expounding the usefulness of Bright Sparcs as an information resource on Australian scientists from the eighteenth century to the present.