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What Happens If You Press All the Buttons at Perth Observatory?

I visited Perth Observatory during the day (because apparently stars aren’t required for an existential crisis) — and ended up getting a personal tour from Paul Wadham, the actual Operations Manager. Legend.

He showed me antique telescopes, answered my weird space questions with alarming patience, and introduced me to an atomic clock that I may or may not now be emotionally dependent on.

No stars. Just me, Paul, and the unstoppable march of time. ⏱️🔭🌞

#Astronomy #Space #PerthObservatory #AtomicClock #Telescope #Australia #WesternAustralia #TravelVlog #Educational #BehindTheScenes #DayInTheLife #PrivateTour #Cosmos #ScienceIsCool #HiddenGems #Astrophysics #UnexpectedAdventure #INeedHelp #UnhingedVlog #MainCharacterMoment #ThisChangedMe #FellInLoveWithAClock #IDontKnowWhatImDoing #YouTubeVlog #TimeTravel #ChaoticGood

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O noso sistema solar está a moverse a unha velocidade de 828.000 quilómetros por hora. Pero iso non é o máis estraño do espazo. Bota unha ollada a ti mesmo!

E cando vos din de novo que A Terra é plana e non hai espazo en absoluto, mostrádelles este video veredes a reacción! 😉

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Scientists estimate that ordinary #matter makes up only about 15% of all matter, but have long struggled to document where all of it is located, with about half unaccounted for. With the help of powerful bursts of radio waves emanating from 69 locations in the #cosmos, researchers now have found the "missing" matter.