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Stephanie Gardiner

The stars align in a Parkes sheep paddock

Operations scientist John Sarkissian has spent 26 years working the CSIRO's Parkes Observatory. (SUPPLIED) (AAP)

It was John Sarkissian's surname that launched a lifelong mission to explore the mysteries of space.

Mr Sarkissian was in Year 5 when a teacher gave his class an assignment to use the Dewey Decimal system for research on any topic.

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