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Enjoy a fully immersive experience lit by the shine of the Moon or by billions of stars from the Milky Way while surrounded by the sound of the waterfalls. This is a fun, interactive, insightful sky-watching nocturnal tour and stargazing experience with fascinating storytelling.

Astrophysicist Dimitri Douchin, PhD and his partner Caroline will be your hosts on this voyage into space. Your journey will include an introduction to the history of the Blue Mountains through time, naked-eye Astronomy, and tips and hacks on how to identify stars and constellations. You'll also learn about the celestial dance of planets, satellites, navigation, the Universe, our home Galaxy and beyond.

You will then observe through the professional-grade telescope objects such as (depending on the time of year and night):

The Moon and its craters and seas
Saturn's rings
The moons of Jupiter
Mars & Venus
The Orion Nebula
Star clusters
Double & triple stars
Deep space objects such as galaxies & the fabulous Milky Way
Shooting stars if you are lucky!

This unforgettable tour features Australia's spectacular night sky away from the city lights and is the perfect night out for all ages, date nights, families, groups and locals. It's a wonderful opportunity to experience the Southern Sky and its celestial wonders only visible from the Southern hemisphere.

Keep in mind that stargazing tours are weather dependent; they may be cancelled in case of cloud cover, meaning no visible stars. If it is overcast, you will receive an email at 1:00 pm on the day of the tour. In the event of bad weather, you can choose a gift voucher/credit to reschedule your tour (transferable to other people and valid for three years) or attend an alternative 1 hr 30 min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour in Leura.