ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Baracchi joined the staff at the Melbourne Observatory, initially in 1877, and again, after working for a period as a draftsman in the Department of Lands and Survey, in 1882. ... The First Pietro Baracchi Conference: Italo-Australian Radio Astronomy in the Era of the SKA, commemorates Baracchi's contribution to Australian astronomy and illustrates the close ties between Australian and Italian astronomy. ...