The BIFB open program is back at the Ballarat Observatory. 2023 Exhibits Chloe Bartram: Capturing Starlight Janet Copland Antarctica: A Frozen Moment in a Timeless Land Lucius Yin the Tree Bears Fruit. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. 3.00pmAEDT - 7.00pm AEDT _____________________________________________________________________ Past Exhibitions 2021 'Our Sun' -Special Science Week Event - 28th August Dr Russell […]
Earth Night Near New Moon each September 8.30pm - 10.30pm Set a sign against light pollution: Lights off! For an entire night. It‘s time to join on 15/09 from sunset 6.11pm. By using more and more artificial light, we humans let the nights on this planet become brighter and brighter. Each year, this so called […]
16th of September - 12th October 2023 Looking for something to do in the school holidays? Join our nerdy school holiday program. These Spring School Holidays we are running daytime workshops and evening sessions to help you learn how the stars appear to move in the sky, and how to use them to navigate. These […]
Image Credit: Osiris REx- NASA Celebrate the Return of OSIRIS-REx The Observatory will particpate along with The INTUITIVE Planetarium at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center which is excited to host To Bennu and Back: OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return in collaboration with Cosm and NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center's Planetary Missions Program Office. This livestream […]