Most reviewed Observatories & Planetariums in New South Wales
4.5Sydney Observatory(1.774 reviews) - Sydney Observatory night tour Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Observatories & Planetariums
Sydney Observatory, (1858) occupies a heritage-listed sandstone museum and venue set in a historically significant star-gazing site at Millers Point with the best views of Sydney. Open for Sydney Observatory Tours and monthly for Sydney Observatory Lates program while the site is undergoing heritage maintenance works.See more..
4.5CSIRO Parkes Observatory(957 reviews) - Outta This World Monday: 8:30 AM - 4:15 PM Spent 1-2 hours Observatories & Planetariums
Make sure you watch the movie The Dish before you go, especially if you have kids as it will give a god context about the history for them. The Dish is about 15 mins drive out of town heading North. It closes at 400pm so make sure you allow yourself plenty of time, lots to see. The 3D movies are at a cost of around $25 for a family of three, but really well worth it. They go into detail about what the purpose of the Dish is for, what it does etc, and a cool short movie about the outer galaxies..really awesome. The staff are very friendly and everything was covid safe, masks, sanitising etc. The centre had a lot of hands on activities that little kids would love. See more..
4.5Siding Spring Observatory(317 reviews) - Visit Siding Springs Observatory and be inspired Monday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Lookouts • Observatories & Planetariums
Siding Spring Observatory is Australia's home of Optical Astronomy. As a working scientific institute this tourism destination isn't your typical place of interest, it is so much more. Walk up and get inside Australia's Biggest Telescope in the Visitors Gallery or jump on a tour and get behind the scenes access. If nature and scenery are more your speed, then jump on one of our walking tours and enjoy the best views of the Warrumbungles Ranges. This fantastic facility has something for everyone, so come join us and be amazed by what Siding Spring has to offer.See more..
We provide an outdoor stargazing experience through telescopes at Milroy Observatory. Milroy Observatory is a dark sky site bordering on the Warrumbungle Dark Sky Park 10 km from Coonabarabran and town likes. Here you can enjoy amazing views of the Southern night sky. We operate night sky tours on all clear nights. Bookings are essential. The show starts with a tour of the evening sky with Donna the Astronomer, or one of her team, and then a number of bright and deep sky objects are observed with our outdoor telescopes and binoculars. See planets, galaxies, nebulas and star clusters, amongst other fantastic night sky wonders. Their friendly, easy-going style ensures the group has fun and learn more about the wonders of the night sky. There are only2 critical rules - have fun and ask questions! We are family-friendly and work to ensure everyone has a good time. The show is hands-on, and you look at lots of exciting objects through the telescope. We also includ indigenous sky stories.See more..
This is only a short drive from Narrabri, well sign posted all the way. Excellent road. Tere's a self guided tour on the history of the telescopes and sections of the dish plus displays inside the information building. Great parking even for caravans, clean toilet facilities and lots of kangaroos. I will definitely be returning here for another visit.See more..
Night Sky & Telescope Viewing Bring your SLR camera to take astrophotographs through the telescope. Daytime viewing of Solar flares and sunspots, planet Venus and some daytime stars AstrominigolfSee more..
OPEN EXTRA NIGHTS IN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Port Macquarie Astronomical Observatory holds open nights for members and visitors to view and learn about our night sky and other science related topics. Open nights include telescope viewing (weather permitting) and presentations. Suitable for ages 8 and above. Bookings essential. Please visit our website www.portastronomy.com.au to access our booking systemSee more..
For a small observatory this was amazing. We could have stayed all night. I think our host would have been quite happy to show us everything. You are shown a small video firstly then outside to see the stars and planets. You can take as much time as you like and don't feel pressured to move on too quickly.See more..
3.5Darbys Falls Observatory(4 reviews) - Stars out but no visit possible Observatories & Planetariums I'm sure this would be good - but - check carefully if planning a visit. We came to Cowra for the viewing and the stars were out but as it had been raining in the day it was too wet to have telescope out. Had called during the week and was told the only potential problem was cloud cover. Checked with BOM site and decided to take the gamble which paid off as sky was clear. Oh well. I'm sure it would be good! Night sky great out here...See more..
