Your tour guide Peter Starr has a Masters Degree in Astronomy and was the former manager at Siding Spring Observatory.
The tour is the same as the night sky and telescope tour except it is limit to a maximum of 6 people.
The tour lasts for 100 minutes.
Not available in school holidays and long weekends.
Plus see more objects through telescopes.
Take more photos with your DSLR (Canon or Nikon) through the telescope
Have use of a pair of binoculars during your stay (adult use only)
No queueing behind telescopes.
Free 6 x 4" photo of a nebula or galaxy taken through our telescope
More personalised experience answering your questions.
The night involves
A detailed presentation in the theatrette teaching the night sky and astronomy, showing images taken at the observatory of the objects you will see.
Point out the stars, planets, and constellations with a laser pointer.
View through the main 17"telescope of the planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, etc
Detailed explanations of what you are viewing.
Answer all your questions about the universe.
If you bring your own a DSLR camera you can take photos of spectacular nebulae, galaxies, and globular star clusters through the telescope. We take 4 photos per camera. The objects we take photos of are listed below as are the compatible cameras. If you do not have a camera, my Canon Ra mirrorless camera can be used if you have a memory card that fits.
The show is limited to 6 people maximum. So you can book 1 spot or up to 6. Other people can book the remaining spots until the maximum 6 has been reached.
Note the tour is mainly outdoors so please wear appropriate clothing to suit the weather conditions.
