Mother nature can be our teacher - if we have the right mindset.
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- Nov 19
- 1 min
The new breed of traveller with stars in their eyes
By Ricky French (Weekend Australia) Led by the founder of the charity Dark Sky Alliance, Marnie Ogg, and her husband, government...
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- Oct 27
- 1 min
Behind the moon’s shadow
Why was a remote location in Western Australia the best place in the world to see April’s total solar eclipse? And where should you go to...
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- Mar 22
- 1 min
Threatened skies - Astronomy in the era of satellite mega-constellations
Hybrid talk - Sydney 6 April 6pm AET Satellite mega-constellations. Love the access to the internet access or the night sky? Does it need...
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- Feb 28
- 1 min
Solar Eclipse, Territory and UK Tours
Upcoming tours From Brunel to Burnell - September 2023 There are just 4 places remaining on the main section of our September tour...
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- Feb 6
- 1 min
From Brunel to Burnell
11 - 28 September, 2023 Join Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Fred Watson as we journey through Guernsey, England, Wales and Scotland....
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- Nov 10, 2022
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ESO Delegates Set the Stage
Exploring the Universe with ESO's Super Telescopes: The 2022 Allison-Levick Lecture Thursday 1 December 2022, 6pm - 7pm Macquarie...
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- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
Severing access to the night sky and our past
Sydney Observatory - will it be hemmed in by development? For over 165 years Sydney Observatory has been the home of science, invention,...
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- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
James Webb Telescope
Our first live event! (for a long time!) 16 August - 6pm Club Belrose About this event Join Fred Watson as he explains the James Webb...
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- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Siding Spring Observatory Tours - the next chapter
Hundreds of businesses struggle to find employees. Regional areas in NSW and QLD worst-hit Listening to ABC News radio as I worked today,...
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- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
Who Needs Brown Signs
For the Virtual Solar System Drive? For years, the first thing that people reported back to me about the Virtual Solar System was “We...
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- Apr 2, 2022
- 4 min
Dead-Lock Holiday
Ethical travel in the times of Covid. On the very last night of a 10-day tour around Tasmania, Fred tested positive. A bold red line was...
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- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
Super-sized STEM for students!
SIDING SPRING IS OPEN FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES Astronomy, like almost no other science, has the potential to significantly improve public...
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- Feb 19, 2022
- 1 min
Where would Dark Sky Traveller travel
.... if there were no dark skies? Federal Government efforts to mitigate the impacts of light pollution on nocturnal wildlife are being...
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- Jan 3, 2022
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Skyscraper-sized asteroid discovered at Siding Spring set to zoom past Earth
The large body was discovered on Aug. 9, 1994 – hence its designation – by Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia,...
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- Dec 2, 2021
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Australia's Largest Telescope - Australia's new Attraction
In 1974 Siding Spring Observatory, perched on top of Mount Worrut in the Warrumbungle Ranges, became Australia's National Optical...
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- Nov 12, 2021
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2021 - Allison-Levick Lecture
Hosted by Fred Watson Wednesday 24 November 2021, 6:30pm – 8:00pm AEDT Online Join Macquarie University and Astralis online at the...
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- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
Escorted Tour - 'Territory'
Fancy a few nights stargazing in Arnhem Land? .... Now's your chance. We're delighted to announce a 10 day tour of some of the most...
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- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Dark Sky Motives
My love for the nighttime environment is well documented. For the past 6 years I have become increasingly driven to leave this natural...
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