Uncover the beauty of the night skies above the Blue Mountains on this stargazing adventure in Wentworth Falls. Sip on hot chocolate and stay warm in winter under blankets. Have your Blue Mountains National Park fees included in the tour.
Meet your guide at the Wentworth Falls picnic area and get an introduction to the history of the Blue Mountains through time. Listen to some stories about constellations. Try some naked-eye astronomy and get tips and tricks on how to identify stars and constellations.
Enjoy an introduction to the celestial dance of planets and satellites. Gaze through a professional-grade telescope at an array of objects depending on gazing conditions. Look at objects like the moon and its craters and seas, Saturn’s rings, and the moons of Jupiter.
Scan the skies for objects like Mars, Venus, the Orion Nebula, star clusters, double and triple stars, shooting stars, and deep space objects like galaxies. Delve into each object and have your astronomy questions answered.
Savour a cosy cup of hot chocolate with dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free Barista Oat milk. Use tools like a telescope and binoculars that are regularly sanitised between use.
Avoid the disappointment of poor weather with the option to reschedule or to take an alternative 90-min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour in Leura. It is an immersive astronomy tour led by an astrophysicist inside a dome with a powerful projector.