Blue Mountains Stargazing

Wentworth Falls Adventure & Activities

Overview

This award-winning stargazing experience is an awe-inspiring space journey in the spectacular Blue Mountains’ dark skies away from the city lights.

Led by run by astronomers and astrophysicist Leura local Dimitri Douchin, TedX talk speaker.

Description

A wonderful opportunity to experience the Southern Sky and its celestial wonders only visible from the Southern Hemisphere. You will observe through the professional-grade telescope objects such as (depending on the time of year and night):

- The Moon

- Saturn & Jupiter

- Mars & Venus

- The Orion Nebula

- Star clusters

- Double & triple stars

- Deep space objects such as galaxies and our Milky Way

- Shooting stars if you are lucky!

Meeting point: Wentworth Falls Picnic area, a short drive from Katoomba, at the Wentworth Falls lookout, wheelchair accessible, short walk from the carpark, toilets and a fabulous 180 degrees sunset vista with the sound of the waterfalls.

From $85 per person. 90 minutes.

Includes laser-guided constellation storytelling, naked-eye astronomy, telescope viewing, astronomy binoculars, blankets and complimentary hot chocolates, Q&A with an astronomer. Suitable for all ages.

Map & Directions

Wentworth Falls picnic area, Sir H Burrel Drive, Wentworth Falls, NSW, 2782, AUSTRALIA

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