▁and ▁more ▁accurate ▁mer id ian ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere : ▁the ▁Per th ▁ 7 0 ▁mer id ian ▁catalog ue . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Harris ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁forming ▁a ▁dedicated ▁Per th ▁Observ atory ▁Mer id ian ▁section ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁German ▁expedition ▁in ▁their ▁work . ▁After ▁the ▁German ▁expedition ▁left ▁over ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 / 7 2 ▁Christmas / New ▁Year ▁period , ▁Harris ▁successfully ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁loan ▁of ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁teles cope ▁in def initely ▁and ▁obtained ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁Mer id ian ▁staff ▁numbers . ▁This ▁Per th ▁Observ atory ▁Mer id ian ▁team ▁continued ▁and ▁expanded ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁expedition ▁work , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁Per th ▁ 7 5 ▁mer id ian ▁catalog ue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Harris ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁to ▁install ▁a ▁ 1 6 - inch ▁teles cope ▁at ▁the ▁Observ atory ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁staff ▁and ▁students , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Per th ▁Observ atory ▁astronom ers . ▁ ▁Harris ▁then ▁moved ▁the ▁ast ro graph ic ▁teles cope , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁storage ▁since ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁site ▁after ▁arr anging ▁its ▁ref urb ishment ; ▁the ▁teles cope ▁recom men ced ▁observations ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 8 ,