The Anglo-Australian Telescope Board (AATB) is an independent bi-national authority which operates under an Agreement between the Governments of Australia and the United Kingdom. Through its operational arm, the Anglo-Australian Observatory 
, the Board operates and maintains world-class optical telescope facilities. The facilities include the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), the United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope (UKST) at Siding Spring Mountain outside Coonabarabran and a laboratory in Sydney, New South Wales. These facilities enable astronomers to undertake research in astronomy for the advancement of scientific knowledge.
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