Tours Discover Nocturnal Wildlife and the Amazing Universe The Ballarat Observatory and Golden Nugget Discovery Tours have come together to give you an unforgettable bush and night time experience. Start time is 1 hour before sunset from the Observatory. We care for our Environment and Planet Earth. As the sun sets, the Australian bush at […]
This holiday season learn about the fairy lights of the cosmos, all those twinkling stars in the sky. Experience one hour of christmas themed astronomy. More details coming soon. Two sessions only Sat 21st December: 6.30pm-7.30pm Tues 24th December: 6.30pm-7.30pm
Mars, the Mars-vellous red planet (see what we did there?) is as far as we know entirely inhabited by rovers and other robotic instruments. Mars will be reach opposition during January 2025 and be at it closest approach this orbit. What do we know about Mars? and what questions do we still have? Find out […]