Mapping the Sky: from ancient times to the modern Australian SkyMapper Telescope by Experience ANU published on 2018-02-26T22:15:33Z Mankind has mapped the skies throughout its history, to maintain calendars and support navigation, and to gather insights into the heavenly order. In this public lecture, ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt and Dr Christian Wolf report on the Australian SkyMapper project, which creates the currently most detailed map of the Southern sky.