Observatories

Let an Astronomer guide you on a journey through the Universe at any of the public observatories, visitors centres and planetariums across Australia.

Australian Capital Territory:

• Canberra Space Centre
• Mount Stromlo Observatory

New South Wales:

• Australia Telescope Compact Array – Narrabri 
• Bathurst Observatory Research Facility
• Crago Observatory
• Dubbo Observatory
• Gilgandra Observatory
• Grove Creek Observatory
• Linden Observatory
• Macquarie University Observatory
• Milroy Observatory
• Paramatta Observatory
• Parkes Observatory Visitors Discovery Centre
• Port Macquarie Observatory
• Siding Spring Exploratory
• Warrumbungle Observatory
• Sydney Observatory
• UWS Penrith & Nepean Observatories
• Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium

Queensland:

• Charleville Cosmos Centre & Observatory
• Kingaroy Observatory
• Mt. Kent Observatory at the University of Southern Queensland
• Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
• Sundown Observatory

South Australia:

• Adelaide Planetarium
• Andamooka Observatory
• Heights Observatory
• Stockport Observatory
• Woomera Baker Observatory

Tasmania:

• Launceston Planetarium
• Mt Pleasant Observatory and Grote Reber Museum
• York Creek Observatory

Victoria:

• Ballarat Observatory
• Melbourne Planetarium @ Scienceworks Museum
• Mount Burnett Observatory
• Swinburne Astrophysics and Supercomputing Centre’s Virtual Reality Theatre
• Talbot Observatory

Western Australia:

• Astro Tours Broome – with Greg Quicke (AKA Space Gandalf)
• Astro Ventures
• Astronomy WA (not an observatory, but info on all things astro in WA)
• Gingin Observatory
• Golden Grove Observatory
• Perth Observatory