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The Night Sky & Telescope Tour is held most evenings.
The session is for people 4 years and above. Children under 4 years of age are not permitted to attend.
Clear cloudless & moonless nights are the best.
The session lasts for minimum 1 hour.
The time for tonight's shows are on the home page. For other dates, they are on the booking website.
The Night Sky & Telescope show includes
1: An Astronomy Presentation
2: Point out the Stars, Planets, and Constellations with a laser pointer.
3: Look through up to 9 telescopes (depending on numbers attending) at the stars, planets, nebulae, and galaxies. Objects we view are chosen from the list at the bottom of this page.
Highlights for August are the planet Saturn and it's rings, on moonless nights are The Milky Way, Omega Centauri, a star cluster containing 10 million stars, and the Jewel Box Cluster.
4: Answer your astronomy questions.
5: Take one photo of a colourful nebula with your compatible DSLR camera or bring your SD card that fits our Canon RA mirrorless camera. We also sell SD cards in our gift shop.
If it is overcast and we cant show you any objects through the telescopes, we just do our presentation in an extended version. If you have pre purchased a ticket we give you a $10 per ticket refund.
If it is raining at start time, we cancel the session and issue a refund.
Group size is maximum 55 people.
If you prefer a smaller group size, consider the Premium session which has a maximum limit of 6 people.
The show is outdoors so you need to dress appropriate to the weather conditions. It is very cold in the Autumn and Winter months so you need to rug up and we recommend you wear a beanie and scarf as well.
Night Sky & Telescope Tour
Times and Dates
Tickets
Prices
Cancellations, changes, refund policy
Overcast and rainy nights
Objects Visible August 7pm
Objects visible Sept 7pm
Objects Visible october 7pm, 8pm daylight Saving
Objects visible October Session 2 school Hols
Best time to view the planets, Eclipses, and Transits
Wheelchair access
Carers Card
Dubbo Observatory
17L Camp Rd, Dubbo, NSW, 2830
Peter@dubboobservatory.com