Extended Star Viewing

For those who want a longer tour of the night sky and who want to see more of the Observatory's operation. The tour duration is approximately 2½ hours.

From 2007 visitors will get to use our 30" (76cm) telescope - the LARGEST TELESCOPE in REGULAR PUBLIC use in the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE!

Refreshments will be served.

Cost: $30, no concessions.

Objects viewed with the large telescopes in our public astronomy facility may include (depending on the time of year, phase of the Moon etc):

• the Moon,
• Jupiter,
• Saturn,
• Mars,
• Venus,
• star clusters,
• nebulae and galaxies.

Other experiences can involve spotting satellites and meteors, recognising constellations as well as general, or specific, astronomy computer presentations.

Note: In cloudy weather conditions we may need to more emphasize the astronomy computer presentation component.

Further rules and conditions.

BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL - phone 9293 8255. (Contact and location details here.)

Testimonials

Comments from our visitors.

Disabled Access

Generous assistance from the Perth Observatory Volunteer Group and LotteryWest facilitated the acquisition of a telescope that can be easily maneuvered to provide a view of the stars while providing easy access to suit viewers of different ability. Provision of this facility won a disabled access award for the Observatory in 2004.

PLEASE TELL THE STAFF ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR NEEDS AT THE TIME OF BOOKING SO THAT THE APPROPRIATE FACILITIES CAN BE MADE READY FOR YOUR VISIT.

Activities Calendar

View our September 2009 - August 2010 activities calendar (pdf 50kB).

View the full September 2009 - August 2010 activities brochure (pdf 225kB).