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 […]
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 […]
Autumn School Holiday Program 8th April - 17th April Includes International Dark Sky Week 18th - 23rd April. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. 2.00pm Thursday 13th April our special guest speaker will be Assoc. Prof. Emma Ryan-Webber Director of the ARC Centre of Excellent for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D) Swinburne University of Technology. […]
IAU Women and Girls in Astronomy Outreach Global Project - All Genders Welcome :) Special Visit Autumn School Holiday Program 13th April Time: 2.00pm - 3.30pm 2.00pm Thursday 13th April our special guest speaker will be Assoc. Prof. Emma Ryan-Weber Director of the ARC Centre of Excellent for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D) […]
13th and 15 - 19th May 2023 Includes International Day of Light 16th May Active Learners: Make a Bush Clock and learn how to use the stars to find South and to estimate the passage of time when out in the bush. Move outside to observe the night sky and count the stars in the […]
Tales from Rat City Attention history and science enthusiasts! 4.00pm - 5.00pm Sunday 28th May 5.00pm -5.30pm Third Rock Cafe open for Refreshments. 5. 15pm Viewing at the telescopes if clear. Join David Waldron at the Ballarat Observatory for an exclusive and exciting show that delves into the mystery of the German Airship Hysteria […]
24th June - 8th July 2023 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Afternoon Program 3.00pm-4.30pm Evening Program 5.30pm-7.30pm Learn about some of our nearest neighbours in the cosmos. Afternoon Program BOOKINGS 3.00pm-4.30pm Join our afternoon program to learn more about the Moon. Learn about moon phases and craters with our: Hands on Activities Astronomy Talks Movies Telescopes* […]
20th July 2023 2.00pm- 3.00pm It's almost International Moon Day! Come along to learn about our Moon, Australia's role in the 1969 Moon Landing and what the next step for mankind will be. Talk followed by Devonshire Tea. Book online
Tuesday 21st June 2.00pm - 3.30pm Would you like to learn more about the North Solstice and how it happens, why we have seasons, equinoxes and how to find your way about the night sky? Then come along to partake in observing the North Solstice. If it is cloudy we can be inside where it […]
12th- 20th August 2023 Stunning Saturn! This week we will travel to Saturn and take a close look at this beautiful planet. This month Saturn is at Opposition on the 27th August, this means it is at it's closest point to Earth in it's current travels around the Sun. Something interesting is happening with Saturn's […]