Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Plumber's stargazing nights earns medal

Every clear night for decades, Tetoora Road resident Rod Stubbings has gone into his backyard to observe, assess and record the stars. It is this 30-year commitment to science that saw the plumber honoured with an Australian astronomy medal on...

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by The Gazette
Plumber's stargazing nights earns medal
Measuring the brightness of stars from his Tetoora Road backyard, Rod Stubbings has detected many rare and significant outbursts to help astronomers in more than a dozen countries. His work was acknowledged on Saturday night with an Australian astronomy medal.

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