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Dubbo Observatory



We are open every night, weather permitting.

Clear skies are the best.


View the stars, planets, and galaxies through our telescopes.


Learn all about the Night Sky and Astronomy.


Take a photo with your Canon / Nikon DSLR or Canon/Sony Mirrorless camera or bring/buy an SD card to use our astronomy camera for a better picture.


Scroll down for the status of tonight's sessions.


Go to the menu for session types, information on dates, times, what we plan to see, and bookings.



Dubbo Observatory



View the stars, planets, and galaxies through our telescopes.


Learn all about the night sky and astronomy.


Take a photo with your Canon / Nikon DSLR camera or bring an SD card to use our astronomy camera for a better picture. We sell SD cards too.


Scroll down for the status of tonight's sessions.


Go to the menu for session types, information, and booking..



Dubbo Observatory



View the stars, planets, and galaxies through our telescopes.


Learn all about the night sky and astronomy.


Take a photo with your Canon / Nikon DSLR camera or bring an SD card to use our astronomy camera for a better picture. We sell SD cards too.


Scroll down for the status of tonight's sessions.


Go to the menu for session types, information, and booking.



Dubbo Observatory



View the stars, planets, and galaxies through our telescopes.


Learn all about the night sky and astronomy.


Take a photo with your Canon / Nikon DSLR camera or bring an SD card to use our astronomy camera for a better picture. We sell SD cards too.


Scroll down for the status of tonight's sessions.


Go to the menu for session types, information, and booking.



Dubbo Observatory



Dubbo Observatory



Dubbo Observatory



Dubbo Observatory



View the stars, planets, and galaxies through our telescopes. Learn all about the night sky and astronomy.


Take a photo with your Canon / Nikon DSLR camera or bring an SD card to use our astronomy camera for a better picture. We sell SD cards too.


Scroll down for the status of tonight's sessions.


Go to the menu for session types, information, and booking.


book your night sky tour

Tonight's Shows

Saturday 25th June

6:30pm: Night Sky & Telescope Viewing
70% Clear Sky, 11 Deg C

9:30 Premium Session - Cancelled due to forecasted cloud Cover

11:30: Sold Out

Sun 5am: Dawn Planets
50% Cloud Cover, 7 Deg C

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Clear nights are the best nights. Forecast are not always accurate, We cancel the show if it ends up being overcast. A decision is usually made at start time.
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The show is outdoors.
Please wear lots of warm clothes in winter.
A beanie and a scarf really helps in keeping your warmth in.



Note there are no planets visible in the evening sessions in June.

The planets are visible in the 5am session.


Bookings are online from the iwannaticket booking agency. Click on Bookings in our menu or scroll to the bottom for a link. Online sales close at 6pm.


Unsold tickets are sold at the door 15 mins before start time for the Night Sky & Telescope Viewing Session ($2 extra per ticket). Other session type tickets are sold online only.


We recommend you buy tickets when you know you can definitely come.

There is no refund if you cancel for any reason unless we can resell your ticket.

We do refund if we cancel the show due to bad weather.


Tickets normally sell out only on long weekends and school holidays, so you need to book a day or 2 in advance. Outside of school holidays it is vary rare we are booked out so you are safe to book on the day.


Children under 4 years of age are not permitted sorry.​

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Click on the menu for more details on the session types & when they are held.


NSW Discovery & Parents Vouchers only accepted when unsold tickets are purchased at the door.

​Vouchers cant be used for online bookings unfortunately.



Session Types





Night Sky & Telescope Viewing



.Available every night weather permitting.

- An astronomy presentation

- Point out stars and constellations with a laser pointer.

- View through a number of different telescopes.

- Answer your astronomy questions.

- Take a photo with your canon or Nikon DSLR camera of a colourful nebula. Or bring or buy an SD card to use in our canon RA mirrorless camera (modified especially for astronomy). We sell pictures for those without a camera.


Highlights for June are The Jewel Box, and Omega Centauri. The Milky Way on moonless nights. There are no planets visible in the evening in May.


Select Night Sky & Telescope Viewing in the Main Menu for a list of objects we plan to view and more comprehensive information about the show.


Session is suitable for 4 years and above. Children under 4 years ae not permitted.


The session is limited to 50 people max.


Session goes for 1 hour.


Online cost is Adult $30, Child $20 + a small non-refundable booking fee. A $5 surcharge applies on public holidays.


​Unsold tickets are available at the door 15 mins before start time.



Premium Session



This session is limited to 6 people maximum


Session lasts for 100 minutes


- Astronomy presentation.

- View through telescopes at objects in the night sky.

- View objects with a personal pair of binoculars (adults only)

- Take 4 photos with your Canon or Nikon SLR camera or bring or buy an SD card and use our special camera.

- Receive 1 printed photo taken through our telescope.

- Answer your astronomy questions.


Online Cost is $99 per person + a small non-refundable booking fee.


Session is held after the last Night Sky & Telescope Viewing Session. Not available on long weekends and school holidays.


highlights for June are The Jewel Box and Omega Centauri. The Milky Way is great on moonless nights. No planets are visible in June.


Select Premium Session in the Main Menu for more information and a list of objects we plan to see.


Tickets are sold online only under the banner Premium Session on the booking site.



Private Session



This is the same as the Premium session but is for you or others in your group only. Ideal for a single or a couple who want the show to themselves.


Session lasts 100 to 120 minutes.


Online Cost is $150 per person + a small non-refundable booking fee.


The session is held after the Premium session on moonless nights.


Not available in school holidays and long weekends



Dawn Planets Session 5am



In June, the planets, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune are lined up in the pre-dawn sky.


We view these through the telescopes along with other deep sky objects.

For more information, select Night Sky & Telescope Viewing in the Menu.


The session is limited to a max of 15 people.


online Cost is $50 per person + a non refundable booking fee


Tickets are sold online only under the banner Night Sky & Telescope Viewing on the booking site.



Astrophotography Session 10:30pm



Bring your compatible DSLR (Canon, Nikon) or mirrorless camera (Canon, sony).


We take images through our main telescope and wider filed images with a small telescope.


We can mount your camera outdoors as well to take pictures of constellations or the Milky Way when visible. You will need to bring a lens for that. If you have a canon camera you can use our all sky lens.


Alternatively, you can use our canon Ra mirrorless camera. This has been modified for astronomy to give truer colours of nebulae.


We take images of Nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. Please note planets dont work with DSLR cameras.


Session costs $150 per person + a non-refundable booking fee.


Session goes for 2 hours.


The session is only available on dark nights when the Moon is not visible during the session.



Astronomy online 1am



This session is for our international customers.

It is held after midnight local time.


We give you a tour of the night sky through telescopes.


At the moment this session is temporarliy unavailable.


Click here to book online
Contact us for more information 0488 425 940
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Enquiries: 0488 425 940
Email: peter@dubboobservatory.com



Dubbo Observatory




17L Camp RD, Dubbo, Nsw 2830