28th June - 9th July Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Program for 28th June - 9th July Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 2.00pm - 5.00pm Afternoon Program 2.00-2.15pm Camera Obscura - discover the beautiful 'first' camera and learn about how it works. 2.15pm - 2.30pm Safe Solar Observation if fine and […]
12th- 20th August 2023 More Event details coming soon........ Day Activities 3.00-4.30pm Evening Program 5.30- 7.30pm ________________________________________________ BAS have been running Science Week events since 2002.
Winter - Spring Term3 Program From 12th July- 15th September Includes Science Week program 13th -24th August - Saturn Up Close. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Day Time Program 2.00-3.30pm and get later as the term progresses. Evening Program Times start at 5.00-7.00pm and get later as the term progresses Tour, Movies, Viewing through […]
4.00-5.30pm Day program -BYO Picnic. Cold Drinks available. Looking for something to do in the holidays? The Observatory will run our Nerdy Science Activities through the School holidays from 17th September to 1st October. Astronomy activities for children throughout the late afternoon. Learn about different types of telescopes, camera obscura, rocket launching and more. Astronomy […]
ISS Progress 75 resupply ship, with the full Moon above the Earth's horizon, is pictured separating from the International Space Station shortly after undocking from the Zvezda service module. Photo:NASA Why Moon Day? The General Assembly declared International Moon Day, a United Nations-designated international day to be observed annually on 20 July, in its resolution 76/76 on […]
1st October 2022 7.15-9.15 pm The Lunar Wobble, the extremes of the movement of the Moon, what does it mean for the Earth's weather, what are some of the fascinating links between the Sun, Earth and Moon? The Moon will be stunning, waxing crescent 5 days old, offering great opportunities for viewing along the terminator […]
Image Credit: Phil Hart Tuesday 8th November 7.00pm Guest Speaker : Krystal De Napoli - Gomeroi astrophysicist About Krystal is an astrophysics graduate, now undertaking an Honours degree at Monash University where she is researching star formation rates in galaxies under the supervision of astronomer Dr Michael Brown. Host of Indigenuity for Triple R 102.7FM; […]
Bookings Essential AT LAKE WENDOUREE From 8.45pm AEDT Wednesday 8th February ONLY Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be a 6.0 magnitude appearance for us on 8th appearing low in the North and moving towards Mars over the following days, see Star Map for orbit path. We will have a telescope available for viewing at a […]
LOVE THE STARS 2023 12-21 Feb 21.15-22.15pm On Valentines Night share the dark with Globe at Night....... Help to Chart how Light pollution changes over the years, your input is vital to collect as many readings as possible over a large area. Every February you can make a contribution to our local Data. Join in […]
Image: Pluto's Heart - NASA New Horizons Spacecaft 2015 Monday 14th February 8.15 - 9.45 pm Come along and join us for a Special supper under the Stars. Love is a continuous thread in the history of night sky storylines cross many cultures. Worldwide Venus is associated with love and we can view a […]
Saturday 25rd February 6.30-9.30pm We are thrilled to present an event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon on 1st March 1973 6.30pm Childrens' Activities including rocket Launching while the music plays....... 6.30pm A great night of music, Moonlover will join us, history and science not all […]
Discover the drama and beauty of total solar eclipses, the science and their fascinating history. Program 6.00pm Judith Bailey, Observatory Manager Introduction to Eclipse Chasers, 5 mins Graeme Hood, Past President of BAS, memories of 1976 eclipse, 10 mins ABC TV Original Archived footage of the Ballarat 1976 event, 5mins Dr Toner Stevenson, women at […]