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G'day
My name is Ray and I live in
Sydney,
Australia, but was born and grew up in
Hertfordshire,
UK. I first started contributing to
Wikipedia in September
2005.
I used the Wikipedia name
Rayd8 for privacy reasons until February 2007 when I was persuaded (against my better judgement!) to use my real name.
I am an
astrophysicist, but prefer not to write
Wikipedia articles on that as it's too much like work (although I'm happy to help out where necessary). Instead, most of my work in
Wikipedia tends to be around the culture of
Indigenous Australians, especially
Aboriginal Art and
Aboriginal Astronomy, and issues facing
Indigenous Australians today .
New articles that I have started
Articles to which I have substantially contributed
Other useful pages (listed here for my own reference!)
My to-do list
- Write section on 'assimilation' in Indigenous Australians
- Write articles on Mundoes, Kuwema, Boorong
- Flesh out articles on Arnhem Land, bark painting, stone arrangements
- Move all my pics into Wikimedia and make licensing consistent
- Write longer article on Australian Rock Art, including kakadu paintings etc.
- Write article on Panaramitee engravings
Images which I have contributed
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Emu in the Sky
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Wiradjuri painting of Baiame
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Rock engraving of Baiame
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Kava sign outside Yirrkala
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Lunar orbit
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Lunar declination in 2006
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Lunar Major Standstills in 2006
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Termite cathedral mounds
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Macassan stone arrangement
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part of the Wurdi Youang Stone arrangement
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solstitial indications at the Wurdi Youang Stone arrangement