Trevor Barry

A uniquely Australian story about the power of dreams and resourcefulness, Outback Astronomer is a corrugated-iron love story of the universe.

Born and raised in the iconic mining town, Trevor spent his life deep in the earth, surrounded by the vast lead-zinc-silver ore deposits that had formed more than 1600 million years ago - but his heart was in exploring a very different universe and a famed planet formed 4.5 billion years ago - Saturn. It was a chance encounter, that he almost missed, which propelled Trevor into another world.

So, when the electrical machinist and fitter retired after 34 years, he embarked on a remarkable project building his own telescope and observatory in his backyard to explore the universe.

Outback Astronomer is available to borrow in the library now.