Blue Mountains Stargazing
Highlights
- Gaze at the southern sky's brilliance during 90-minute tours, revealing stars, planets, and constellations above Wentworth Falls.
- Peer through telescopes to witness the moon's craters and Saturn’s rings, enhancing your cosmic adventure in the Blue Mountains.
- Savour a unique stargazing experience with chocolate in hand at Douchin’s pop-up planetarium on cloudy nights.
- Join the Geminids Meteor Shower Tour each December for a dazzling display of shooting stars in pristine night skies.
The Blue Mountains has some of the brightest skies in New South Wales. This makes for exceptional stargazing, as Dr Dimitri Douchin (an astrophysicist) knows only too well.
During 90-minute tours of the sky, visitors will embark on a journey of the southern sky. Gaze up with the naked eye to identify stars, planets and constellations, and hear the stories behind them. Then peer out through a telescope, which offers a front-row seat to the moon and its craters and seas, Saturn’s rings, the Orion Nebula, deep-space objects and shooting stars. Perfect for all ages, this unforgettable tour makes the perfect night out away from the city lights.
In case of cloudy skies, take things up a notch and visit Douchin’s pop-up planetarium, illuminating the constellations from the comfort of an inflatable bubble with a mug of chocolate in hand.
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Stargazing Tour
Embark on a captivating space journey in the timeless beauty of the World Heritage-listed Greater Blue Mountains skies. Join a fun, interactive and insightful sky-watching nocturnal tour, stargazing experience and fascinating storytelling.
This tour is a perfect night out for all ages, date nights, families, and groups; this unforgettable tour features Australia’s spectacular night sky away from the city lights. A wonderful opportunity to experience the Southern Sky and its celestial wonders only visible from the Southern hemisphere.
Your Astronomer guide will give you tips and hacks on how to identify stars and constellations with the naked eye and introduce you to the celestial dance of planets, satellites, navigation, the Universe, the home Galaxy and beyond.
You will then observe through the professional-grade telescope objects such as (depending on the time of year and night.
See the Moon, Saturn’s rings, the moons of Jupiter, Mars and Venus, the Orion Nebula, Star clusters, double and triple stars, deep space objects such as galaxies and the Milky Way.
Corporate tours and team events are also available.
Beginner Nightscape Astronomy Photography Workshop
Explore the cosmos through your lens—learn from an Astro photographer and stargazing guide. Join the Nightscape Astronomy Photography Workshop for Beginners.
This is a unique experience to learn astrophotography and have a stargazing experience.
Wine Tasting Stargazing
Experience their one-of-a-kind stargazing tour among the vines, surrounded by spectacular sandstone escarpments. Join the Wine Tasting Stargazing with an astronomer in the Megalong Valley.
Stargazing Night at Glenworth Valley
Highlights
Gourmet Dining Under the Stars
Savor a delicious BBQ dinner paired with unlimited premium coffee, tea, and hot chocolate—all enjoyed beside a cozy communal fire pit in the stunning Glenworth Valley.
Expert-Led Stargazing Experience
Explore the night sky with high-powered telescopes guided by astronomy experts, uncovering celestial wonders and stories in a pristine natural setting away from city lights.
Geminids Meteor Shower Stargazing Tour
It’s time for the best meteor shower of the year!
Every year, it is the astronomical celebration of the end of year: the Geminids are back! The best meteor shower of the year will peak on December 13 and can feature up to 120 shooting per hour (that’s one every 30 seconds!) in perfect sky conditions.
Stargazing at Norman Lindsay Gallery
Enjoy a unique evening in the Blue Mountains where art, history, and the night sky come together at the iconic Norman Lindsay Gallery. Explore the gallery after hours before stepping into the heritage gardens for sunset views over the Grose Valley, a glass of wine, and a guided stargazing experience with telescope views and laser-guided constellation stories.
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
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