Saturday May 17th 9.45am-11.15am Celebrating International Day of Light. With your kids, learn how telescopes harness light to enable us to see the universe! Participants will: Go on a kid-oriented tour of 100+ year old telescopes and buildings. Watch "Telescope" - an AstroTour Production Hands on activities about light and space. View the Sun using […]
Thousands of planets orbit other stars but they are so hard to photograph. How would you find one? What can we find out about them. Are they like the planets in our solar system Participants will: Watch the AstroTour Movie: Expedition Earth Learn about the various exoplanetary detection methods. Try hands-on activities about planets Launch […]
June 21st marks the winter solstice; but what does that have to do with the seasons? Listen to a local astronomer explain how to tell the seasons based on the location of the Sun and how to navigate using the Sun. If the weather is clear, you'll get to have a look at sunspots using […]
Visit the Ballarat Observatory this winter holidays to learn about what’s out there in our Amazing Universe. Each standalone session is beginner friendly - no prior knowledge required. Each Session is run by astronomers from the Ballaarat Astronomical Society who love to talk all things astronomy related. Bookings are required for each session* AstroKids AstroKids […]
Science is not just for scientists in a lab. Science is for everyone. Learn something new at the Ballarat Observatory. What's happening? Check it out below. AstroKids!: Space is all aROUND! AstroKids Sessions are aimed at families with children aged 5-10. The theme: Round things! Space is not very pointy and everything seem to spin around […]
Celebrating National Science Week! Science is for everyone, kids and grown-ups. Do science together. Learn something new. The theme: Round things! Space is not very pointy and everything seem to spin around or orbit. Round and round they go. Learn about the shapes of things in space and “PI”. Sessions: Sat 16/8: 9.45am-11.15am Sat 23/8: […]
Visit the Ballarat Observatory this Spring and Learn about the extremes of space! Each Session is run by astronomers from the Ballaarat Astronomical Society who love to talk all things astronomy related. Bookings are required for each session* EXTREME SPACE is running during the Spring School Holidays and World Space Week (20/9-10/10) AstroKids (Saturdays 4.00-5.30pm) […]
Visit the Ballarat Observatory this January School holidays to learn about what’s out there in our Amazing Universe. Each standalone session is beginner friendly - no prior knowledge required. Each Session is run by astronomers from the Ballaarat Astronomical Society who love to talk all things astronomy related. Bookings are required for each […]
In this valentines themed AstroKids, you’ll explore the wonderful world of binary stars, star systems unlike ours own single star system that have two stars orbiting around one another. Of everything in the cosmos they are most definitely BFFL. You’ll get to explore concepts such as gravity, orbits, telescope resolution. To finish off the program […]
Celebrating International Women's Day! Lots of achievements and discoveries in astronomy have been made by women. Together with your kids, learn about astronomy made possible by women and meet a local female astronomer. And best of all do hands on science! All genders welcome. Sessions 3.30-5.00pm Saturday March 7th & 14th Sundays March 8th & […]