Stargazing Dinner Experience at Tweed River House
Highlights
Discover the mesmerising night skies of the North Coast whilst delighting in a 3 course long table dinner on the River Verandah.
Experience an out-of-this-world journey to space led by Astrophysicist and TedX speaker Dimitri.
Includes naked-eye astronomy, laser-guided constellation storytelling, and state-of-the-art telescope viewing.
Cost $175pp includes 3 course dinner and stargazing experience and talk. Ticket is non refundable.
Friday 25th October 2024
6 pm - 8:45 pm
Location
Tweed River House, located in Murwillumbah in the the Northern Rivers, is a magnificently restored century-old grand river house, where you can dine enjoying spectacular panoramic views from the river terrace or inside under the elegant, pressed tin ceilings.
Awarded a hat in the 2024 Australian Good Food Guide Awards, they offer a curated menu hand-selected by their chef, showcasing the very best of each season’s produce from the region’s fertile farmlands, riverways and ocean.
131 river street
South Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
About your Guide
Dimitri Douchin PhD is a French-Australian astronomer who has been living for a decade in Australia, where he received his PhD in astronomy and astrophysics at Macquarie University in 2015.
Boasting 10 years of experience as a guide in Lake Tekapo (NZ), Macquarie University Observatory, Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley, and Sydney Observatory, Dimitri - together with his fiancee Caroline - is the co-founder of Blue Mountains Stargazing and Jervis Bay Stargazing.
Dimitri is also working in research at Western Sydney University as a cultural astronomer, collaborating with local Aboriginal communities to recover any archaeological and astronomical heritage in the mountains.
You can watch his first Ted Talk here.