17L Camp Road, Dubbo, NSW, Australia
Status of Tonight’s Show.
Saturday 7th December
Forecast for 9pm: 55% Cloud Cover, 70% chance of rain, 25 Deg C
The clearer the sky the more we see.
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent, 35% Illuminated.
9pm: Night Sky & Telescope Viewing:
To book and more information, select bookings in the menu and select the session type.
The shows are outdoors so please dress according to the weather conditions. It is very cold in winter.
📍 Dubbo Observatory
Now
24°C
40% cloud
Moderate rain
1 AM
24°C
50% cloud
Scattered clouds
2 AM
24°C
40% cloud
Moderate rain
3 AM
24°C
51% cloud
Light rain
4 AM
24°C
62% cloud
Broken clouds
5 AM
24°C
74% cloud
Broken clouds
6 AM
23°C
88% cloud
Overcast clouds
7 AM
25°C
99% cloud
Overcast clouds
8 AM
27°C
99% cloud
Overcast clouds
9 AM
28°C
95% cloud
Light rain
10 AM
30°C
95% cloud
Overcast clouds
11 AM
31°C
94% cloud
Overcast clouds
12 PM
28°C
100% cloud
Overcast clouds
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Astronomy Night Sky Tours
- Night Sky & Telescope Viewing , Group size max 50 people, Min 1 hour.
- Premium Session, Group size max 6 people, Min 1 hour 45 mins.
- We run Astronomy and Night Sky Viewing sessions on most nights.
- Private Telescope Viewing.
- Astrophotography with compatible DSLR and mirrorless cameras or bring or purchase a standard SD card and use our camera. 1 person, 2 hour duration.
- Select the session type in the menu under bookings for more information and how to purchase tickets.
How to get to the observatory
- Our Address is 17L Camp Rd, Dubbo NSW 2830
- We are located 8.5km from the city centre. The road is sealed. Beware of Kangaroos at night.
- You require your own transport to travel to the observatory. We advise not to use a taxi as we find 50% of the time, they will not turn up to pick you up to back to town after the show.
- Do not ask google for directions as it may direct you the wrong direction.
- From Dubbo, travel south along the Newel Hwy. Turn left onto Obley Rd & drive for 3.3km (do not turn into the zoo which google calls camp rd, this is incorrect). Turn right onto Camp Rd& proceed another 1.3km. We are on the left after Rhino Lodge and Soul Country and before the Winery.
- If you are travelling from the Zoo accommodation, do not plan to walk, you must drive out to the Obley Rd exit, turn right, then turn right again onto Camp d, We are 1.3km on the left.
Astronomical Imaging
- Remote Observatory Hosting
- Remote CCD Photometry of Variable stars, comets and asteroids using our 20-inch telescope.
- Photography of a star purchased from the International Star Registry.
- Remote Imaging of Deep Sky Objects using our 17-inch telescope. LRGB and 3nm Ha, SII, OIII filters available.
Contact us for more information.
