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Professor Fred Watson

Professor Fred Watson AM has been the Australian Government’s Astronomer-at-Large since 2018. He worked at both of Britain’s Royal Observatories before joining the Australian Astronomical Observatory as Astronomer-in-Charge in 1995. He is best known today for his award-winning radio and TV broadcasts, books, music, dark-sky advocacy and co-hosting the popular Space Nuts podcast. Fred has an asteroid named after him (5691 Fredwatson), but says that if it hits the Earth, it won't be his fault. His latest book is Spacewarp – Colliding Comets and Other Cosmic Catastrophes, aimed at the 10+ age group.