A private operation offering 90-minute glimpses of the dark skies above Coonabarabran, you'll find about this observatory 9km from town, en route to Siding Spring. Nightly show times vary by season, as does the cast of 15 different celestial objects (planets, nebulae, constellations) you'll be introduced to. Check the website for details.
Warrumbungle Observatory
New South Wales
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Milroy Observatory offers the largest public-access telescope in the southern hemisphere – a 40-in device that was once used in the nearby Siding Spring…
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Coonabarabran's skies are so clear, the Australian National University chose to set up this research facility some 27km west of the town, on the edge of…
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This National Heritage–listed park is the area's great attraction. Cut by the dramatic, volcanic Warrumbungles (the name means 'Crooked Mountains' in the…