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 […]
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 […]
Come along and be part of our 100 Hours of Astronomy event. Here in Ballarat 7th October! 7th October 8.00pm-11.00pm Saturn rising early, Jupiter rising late. Supper included, astronomical delights. 8.00pm Short Talk about the uniqueness of our planet, Earth. 8.20pm Viewing at the telescopes Or Wet weather program - an exclusive video from Naoko […]
21st October 2023 7.30-9.30 pm Want to learn how to identify various features on the Moon? On International Observe the Moon Night 2023, We'll have telescopes and astronomers present to help you do just that. There will be Moon, Saturn and stellar object viewing, an astronomical talk and a tour of our observatory, one of […]
By Jove! It's Jupiter Saturdays 4th and 11th of November. 7.45pm-9.45pm Saturdays 2nd and 9th of December 8.15pm-10.15pm Jupiter is at its closest point to earth and at opposition in early November. Come along to take a close look at this beautiful planet. The evening will include a tour of the observatory, a talk about […]