Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran, New South Wales | Science museum

Siding Spring Observatory

Locality: Coonabarabran, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6842 6363

Address: Observatory Road 2357 Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sidingspring.com.au

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25.01.2022 SSO will be closed to visitors tomorrow, Sunday the 29th of Novemeber, due to the forecast Severe bushfire danger conditions. Sorry for any inconvenience

19.01.2022 iTelescopes's Dr Christian Sasse Have you ever dreamed about taking wonderful images of the cosmos without having to travel to dark places? Nowadays this is possible, right from your home, with no background knowledge. We will give you an introduction into remote telescope astro-photography with iTelescope how to control telescopes in different locations and take images with ease.

17.01.2022 Maintenance coordinator position at SSO

16.01.2022 IMPORTANT information on opening hours. PLEASE READ Essential upgrades to the Exploratory will begin on the 23rd November. This area will be closed to visitors - HOWEVER... The CAFE and AAT Gallery will remain OPEN for visitors to come see. From the 7th - 19th DECEMBER site will be CLOSED to ALL visitors, we are sorry for any inconvenience but essential maintenance is being carried out to make your experience here much better. Tours will begin in early December please stand by for this information also.

15.01.2022 Let's go on a walking tour of Siding Spring and check out some of the telescopes!

10.01.2022 Dr Angel Lopez-Sanchez The sky is open to everybody. Thanks to the advance of the technology, amateur astronomers are obtaining outstanding images of the sky, even from their backyards, using DSLR cameras and small telescopes. In this webinar I will provide an introduction to the basics of Astrophotography, from the best settings for getting the images using DSLRs and telescopes to how to process the data.

02.01.2022 Hours from the 12th October Opening Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm