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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-10-31 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007527b.htm person Webster Betty Louise AACR2 Webster, Louise Turtle, Betty Louise 20 May 1941 29 September 1990 Place of Death Paddington, New South Wales, Australia Astronomer Louise Webster was an astronomer who was recognised as having made significant research contributions in he fields of planetary nebulae (the subject of her PhD) and X-ray binaries. With her colleague Paul Murdin, she identified the powerful X-ray source Cygnus X-1 as the first clear candidate for a blackhole. Having completed her PhD at Mt Stromlo, she held several positions overseas. These included: the University of Wisconsin; the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux Castle, United Kingdom; and the South African Astronomical Observatory. On returning to Australia in 1978 Webster joined the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales where she was instrumental in establishing the University as a key centre for astronomical research, and introduced a fourth-year course in astronomy. Webster took a leading role in the development of the Automated Patrol Telescope, based at Siding Spring Mountain and opened 1989. She was active in the Astronomical Society of Australia and served on its council. The Louise Webster Prize, awarded annually by the Society, recognises outstanding research by a scientist in their early research career, based on the scientific impact of a published paper of which the nominee is the first author. 1972 Career position - South African Astronomical Observatory 1963 1963 Career event - Elected Member, Royal Astronomical Society 1966 1966 Career event - Foundation Member, Astronomical Society of Australia 1967 1967 Education - PhD, Australian National University 1978 1990 Career position - Lecturer, School of Physics, University of New South Wales 1989 1989 Career event - Elected to Council, Astronomical Society of Australia The University of New South Wales (1958 - )

Lecturer in astronomy 1978 - 1990

 Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )

Foundation Member 1966; elected to Council 1989

 'Webster, Betty Louise', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Webster, Betty Louise Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Betty Louise Turtle, 1941 - 1990 Storey, J. W. V. and Faulkner, D. J. Betty Louise Turtle, 1941 - 1990 1991 Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 9 1 6-7 Journal Article: Gender diversity in Australian astronomy: the Astronomical Society of Australia 1966 - 2023 Stevenson, Toner and Lomb, Nick Gender diversity in Australian astronomy: the Astronomical Society of Australia 1966 - 2023 2025 Historical Records of Australian Science 36 1-15