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
9:00pm Daylight Saving Time
Numbers are limited so bookings are essential
Phone 0488 425 112
Email starr_peter@hotmail.com
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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<
Jupiter and its moons are visible in the evening sky until the end of February
Comet Lovejoy visible predawn in the southeast
Mars visible in the evening sky from mid March
Saturn visible in the evening sky from April
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/<
Tuesday 31/01/12,
Min: 18 Deg C Max: 23 Deg Deg C
Rain: 52 mm
Night Sky: Cloudy
Forecast
Monday 06/02 Clear
Tuesday 07/02 Cloudy
Wednesday 01/02 Cloudy
Thursday 02/02 Cloudy
Friday 03/02 Cloudy
Saturday 04/02 Cloudy
Sunday 05/02 Cloudy
