The observatory is located at Wentworth Falls, it is at an altitude of 930 metres which makes it a high and dark site, but still close to Sydney. The facility is open to any interested people or groups. Three modern telescopes are available for use, on cloudy nights we have a flat screen planetarium. The observatory also conducts classes for the Nepean Community College which includes;

Workshops on the night sky

Use of star charts

Astrophotography

Instruction on the use of telescopes

Hours: Open to public, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Evenings from 7pm. 8pm during daylight savings

 It is also open on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm for Solar Observing.

School Holidays open every night

Group bookings on Wednesday and Thursday evenings only, by appointment.

Hours:Flexible to meet demand
Contact: Roger North, Sybil Barber (02) 4757-2954
Email: north.barber@bigpond.com

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