841 Timor Road, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia.
Warrumbungle Observatory is located under protected dark skies near Siding Spring Observatory, Australia's Premier Optical Observatory.
NEW 20 Inch Telescope
7:00pm
Numbers are limited so bookings are essential
Phone 0488 425 112
Email starr_peter@hotmail.com
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Transit of Venus can be viewed from the telescopes at Warrumbungle Observatory on the 6th of June. This extremely rare event starts at 8:16am and concludes at 2:44pm.
Saturn visible in the later evening sky. Rings and moons are clearly visible
Mark this day in history, 21st Dec 2011 - Announcement of the first Earth size planet around another star
APOD, Astronomy Picture of the Day. Marco Lorenzi captured this image from Warumbungle Observatory remotely from Shanghai, China. It was posted on the NASA website Astronomy Picture of the day on 28/7/11. He was also awarded Deep Space Astrophotographer of the year from The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, presented by Sir Patrick Moore http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110728.html
APOD, Astronomy Picture of the Day. Angus Lau captured this image from Warumbungle Observatory remotely from Hong Kong. It was posted on the NASA website Astronomy Picture of the day on 20/12/11 http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111220.html<
Extra solar planet observed at Warrumbungle Observatory. http://var2.astro.cz/EN/tresca/transit-detail.php?id=1325898648< Total Eclipse of the Sun visible from Northern Australia, 15th Nov 2012
For News and Events at Siding Spring Observatory including Site Tours http://sidingspring.blogspot.com/<
Wednesday 16/05/12,
Min: -3 Deg C Max: 12 Deg Deg C
Rain: 0 mm
Night Sky: Clear
Forecast
Monday 21/05 Cloudy
Tuesday 22/05 Cloudy
Wednesday 23/05 Cloudy
Thursday 17/05 Clear
Friday 18/05 Clear
Saturday 19/05 Clear
Sunday 20/05 Clear
