Backyard astronomer contributes to world-first Saturn discovery | ABC NEWS
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Amateur astronomer Trevor Barry spotted something mysterious in the sky on his favourite planet, Saturn, from his backyard observatory in Broken Hill. Two years later, he became the co-author of a paper about the world-first discovery of a decagon wave around Saturn's south pole. Trevor expressed his pride in placing the outback town on the map for scientific advancement. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/outback-amateur-astronomer-part-of-saturn-decagon-wave-discovery/107112590 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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