Your Mission to Space

Astrophysicist Dimitri Douchin, PhD and his partner Caroline will be your hosts on this voyage into space.

This journey will include:

- Introduction of the history of the Blue Mountains through time
- Naked-eye Astronomy
- Tips and hacks on how to identify stars and constellation storytelling
- Introduction to the celestial dance of planets, satellites, navigation, the Universe, our home Galaxy and beyond...

You will then observe through the professional-grade telescope objects such as (depending on the time of year and night):

- The Moon and its craters and seas
- Saturn’s rings
- The moons of Jupiter
- Mars & Venus
- The Orion Nebula
- Star clusters
- Double & triple stars
- Deep space objects such as galaxies and our fabulous Milky Way
- Shooting stars if you are lucky!

Your expert guide, Dr Dimitri Douchin will delve into the study of every object and answer all your questions.

What’s included

90-min guided tour

Hot chocolates (Barista Oat milk) dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free

Professional Computerised Telescope (we are COVID safe, the telescope will be wiped between each group)

Binoculars (sanitised between each group)

Warm blankets in Winter

Blue Mountains National Park fees

Guest requirements

Maximum of 20 participants

Ages 4 and up

All participants must keep a safe physical distance with a no-contact greeting.

We’re doggo-friendly! The site is wide enough for our furry friends, we kindly ask you to keep your dog on a leash.

What to bring

Your curiosity and amazement

Feel free to ask ANY questions

Your own binoculars if you want

Warm clothes, gloves, blanket, Winter mountains nights are chilly

Parents NSW Vouchers

We accept your Parents NSW vouchers until 9th October 2022.

1. Please email your voucher(s) in QR code format or just the code with letters/numbers at hello@bluemountainsstargazing.com.au

2. You can send multiple vouchers and combine them

3. We redeem the code

4. We email you the discount code and send you instructions on how to book

   Contact us if you have any questions.

Tour Times

Times are AEST Sydney times

We operate each Friday, Saturday, Sunday and every night during NSW school holidays.

We may run two tours per night, the value of the two tours are equal, the telescope objects are similar.

• Twilight: A first tour starting 30 minutes after sunset, stars start to be visible at the end of the introduction, ideal for families, great to witness the fabulous sunset at the lookout for the introduction, then being fully immersed in a dark sky.

• Dark Sky: A second tour starting 90 minutes after the start of the Twilight tour.

Location

Wentworth Falls Picnic Area

Wentworth Falls Lookout

Sr Burrell Drive

Darug and Gundungurra Country

Wentworth Falls, 2782

NSW, Australia

How to get there

Toilets available

Wheelchair accessible

Weather

Please be aware that stargazing tours are weather dependent, they may be canceled in case of cloud cover meaning no visible stars.

If it is overcast, you will receive an email at 1pm on the day of the tour.

In the case of bad weather, we will give you 2 options:

1. Choose to receive a gift voucher/credit to reschedule your tour (transferable to other people and valid for 3 years)

2. Choose to attend our alternative 90-min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour located at 77 Scott avenue in Leura. It is an immersive astronomy tour led by an Astrophysicist taking place inside a dome with a powerful projector and cinema experience. Please note the venue of the Planetarium is not wheelchair-accessible.

If you haven’t received an email at 1pm on the day of the tour, it means the stargazing tour is confirmed.

No refund will be offered.

Please check our Terms and Conditions/Cancellation Policies.

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