A new field plate for the 6DF multi-object spectroscopy system on the Anglo-Australian Observatory's Schmidt telescope

天文学对公众的吸引力比其他任何科学都要大。这个旗舰项目是澳大利亚的，使用澳大利亚的技术，尽管国际在科学领导和参与方面有很强的澳大利亚风味。这个实验将使我们对银河系的认识有一个巨大的飞跃。澳大利亚在天文学上“超水平发挥”，因为我们的创新，能够最大限度地利用有限的资源，并精明地瞄准投资回报高的项目。同样的道理是提供优秀的科学。为了确保进入第二阶段，即最具生产力的阶段，澳大利亚和我们的合作伙伴需要在必要的项目基础设施方面进行适度的额外投资。

Astronomy engages the public like no other science. This flagship project is Australian based, uses Australian technology and although international has a strong Australian flavour in scientific leadership and participation. The experiment will yield a massive leap forward in our understanding of our Milky Way Galaxy. Australia 'punches above its weight' in astronomy because of our innovation, ability to maximise limited resources and to cannily target projects with high return for the investment applied. The same rationale here is delivering excellent science. To secure this return into the second, most productive phase requires modest additional investment by Australia and our partners in the necessary project infrastructure.