For the Virtual Solar System Drive? For years, the first thing that people reported back to me about the Virtual Solar System was “We...

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...

SIDING SPRING IS OPEN FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES Astronomy, like almost no other science, has the potential to significantly improve public...

.... if there were no dark skies? Federal Government efforts to mitigate the impacts of light pollution on nocturnal wildlife are being...

The large body was discovered on Aug. 9, 1994 – hence its designation – by Robert McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia,...

In 1974 Siding Spring Observatory, perched on top of Mount Worrut in the Warrumbungle Ranges, became Australia's National Optical...

Hosted by Fred Watson Wednesday 24 November 2021, 6:30pm – 8:00pm AEDT Online Join Macquarie University and Astralis online at the...

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...

My love for the nighttime environment is well documented. For the past 6 years I have become increasingly driven to leave this natural...

Do you like looking at the night sky? For over two years the Northern Beaches Council has been investigating the opportunity to designate...

Are you burning to get out of Sydney? Looking for an adventure? We're here and waiting for you! Once NSW opens the Road to Recovery, and...

"Everyone should visit at least once in their life!" Now that Siding Spring is Open to Tourism, what are our guests saying!? Dark Sky...

Since I started visiting Coonabarabran, I've been aware of the Virtual Solar System Drive. A, to scale model of the real Solar System,...

Ask an astronomer what they saw after experiencing a total solar eclipse, and you’ll get words like “diamond ring”, “Bailey’s Beads” and...

Mindless travel offends me deeply . When guides march ahead with a sign to follow; it frustrates me no end when they dictate what time...

20 years ago, almost to the day, I visited Niagara Falls. In doing so, I was fulfilling one of my goals from when I joined the ‘red and...

“72% of the birds in this park are rescued from being trafficked.” The information sign in Spanish, Portuguese and English stands for all...

Whilst the silent dancing clouds of a aurora are spectacular at night, the northern lights are not the only thing you should keep your eyes

I mean really notice them – like there are millions up there and you can’t believe that they’ve been there all this time. Welcome to Austral

As a dark-sky savvy audience, you probably expect me to say: There was light. But no, there wasn’t. Rather, it began because of a shadow. A