  This edition of the Australian Astronomical Observatory Observer contains
articles on the commissioning of the new SAMI instrument giving the first
hexabundle galaxy spectra; galaxy parameter variations across and through the
6dFGS Fundamental Plane; an introduction to the new Dragonfly stellar
interferometer; an update on the RAdial VElocity (RAVE) survey at half a
million spectra; the Magellanic Quasars Survey; the Integrated Photonic
Spectrograph's first look at the heart of the Scorpion; using AAOMega to
measure the age of the young open cluster IC2602; making MANIFEST fibres for
the Giant Magellan Telescope and a Voyage through Filaments of Galaxies. The
Observer also contains thoughts on diversity in the astronomy community and
reports on the recent Supernovae and their Host Galaxies conference and the
2011 Science Meets Parliament. In addition there are the usual features of the
AUSGO Corner, Epping News and Letter from Coona.
