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Blue Mountains: Stargazing with a Telescope and Astronomer
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Blue Mountains: Stargazing with a Telescope and Astronomer

By Blue Mountains Stargazing
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$85 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
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Overview
  • Glimpse objects like Mars, Venus, the Orion Nebula, and Saturn's rings
  • Dive into the astronomy behind the objects that you spot in the night sky
  • Identify stars and constellations over the Blue Mountains using just your eyes
  • Peer through high-quality equipment like a professional-grade telescope
  • Settle in with hot chocolate as you listen to stories about the constellations

Activity location

    • Wentworth Falls
    • Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Sir H Burrell Dr, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782, Australia | Meet your 'Blue Mountains Stargazing' guide at the Wentworth Falls Picnic area at Wentworth Falls lookout. This is a 10-minute drive from Katoomba and a 5-minute walk from the carpark. This is the second lookout after the Jamison Lookout.
    • Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia

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Wentworth Falls: Stargazing with a Telescope and Astronomer
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00 pm
Price details
AU$85.00 x 1 AdultAU$85.00

Total
Price is AU$85.00
Until Sat, 23 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included90-min stargazing tour
  • What's includedWhat's included Astronomer guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Computerised telescope
  • What's includedWhat's included Binoculars
  • What's includedWhat's included Blankets in winter
  • What's includedWhat's included Blue Mountains National Park fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Children under 6 years

What you can expect

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 of 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 identify stars and constellations.
Enjoy an introduction to the celestial dance of planets and satellites. Gaze thorugh 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 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 taken 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.

Location

Activity location

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    • Wentworth Falls
    • Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Sir H Burrell Dr, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782, Australia | Meet your 'Blue Mountains Stargazing' guide at the Wentworth Falls Picnic area at Wentworth Falls lookout. This is a 10-minute drive from Katoomba and a 5-minute walk from the carpark. This is the second lookout after the Jamison Lookout.
    • Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia