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Uncovering the secrets of galaxy evolution

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The Hector instrument on the Anglo-Australian Telescope will measure the internal motion of more galaxies than previous instruments, explains principal investigator Julia Bryant on behalf of the Hector team.

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Fig. 1: Hector installed on the AAT.

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  1. Astralis-USyd, Sydney Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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  2. ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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