Topic TBA

Professor Fred Watson

Professor Fred Watson AM is the Australian Government’s Astronomer-at-Large, an outreach, advocacy and advisory role in the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Educated in Scotland at the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Fred worked at both of Britain’s Royal Observatories before joining the Australian Astronomical Observatory as Astronomer-in-Charge in 1995. Today, he is best known for his award-winning radio and TV broadcasts, books, music, dark-sky advocacy and the Space Nuts podcast. His work also includes providing expert astronomy advice to government. Fred is an adjunct professor in several Australian universities. He also has an asteroid named after him (5691 Fredwatson), but says that if it hits the Earth, it won't be his fault.