 So, astronomy has guided humans since the start. Considering that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the oldest continuous culture that we know of, there's a lot of atmosphere cool and physical accuracy that's embedded within our stories and our culture. Indigenous peoples and communities and knowledge systems can really teach us how to connect with our environment, but I think it also opens up Western science itself. It adds a huge amount of depth and practicality. I studied a lot of different Indigenous stories related to a phenomenon called a moon halo. A moon halo is where a light ring forms around a full moon and I was able to use my knowledge in physics to be able to show that those stories accurately reflect what is happening in the atmosphere and can successfully be used to predict stormy weather. Really the skills that I learnt from the University of Newcastle have allowed me to be able to get this far. They showed me that anyone can really do what they want. It doesn't matter what your background is. I hope that I can show people how important our role is here under the beautiful sky we have and show everyone that this is something really to treasure. I'm Carly Noon and I'm a proud Camilla Ray woman and a University of Newcastle alumna.