This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Observatory Attractions In Australia

x
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are M...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Observatory Attractions In Australia

  • 1. Siding Spring Observatory Coonabarabran
    Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, part of the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Australian National University , incorporates the Anglo-Australian Telescope along with a collection of other telescopes owned by the Australian National University, the University of New South Wales, and other institutions. The observatory is situated 1,165 metres above sea level in the Warrumbungle National Park on Mount Woorat, also known as Siding Spring Mountain. Siding Spring Observatory is owned by the Australian National University and is part of the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories research school. More than A$100 million worth of research equipment is located at the observatory. There are over 50 telescopes on site, though not all a...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 2. The Australia Telescope Compact Array Narrabri
    This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation. While other sciences, such as volcanology and meteorology, also use facilities called observatories for research and observations, this list is limited to observatories that are used to observe celestial objects. Astronomical observatories are mainly divided into four categories: space-based, airborne, ground-based, and underground-based. Many modern telescopes and observatories are located in space to observe astronomical objects in wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that cannot penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and are thus impossible to observe using ground-based ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Eyre Bird Observatory Cocklebiddy
    Eyre Bird Observatory is an educational, scientific and recreational facility in the Nuytsland Nature Reserve, Western Australia. Cocklebiddy is the nearest locality on the Eyre Highway, 49 km to the north. Sandwiched between the Nullarbor Plain to the north and the Great Australian Bight to the south, it lies in one of the least populated places on the Australian continent. It was established in 1977 by Birds Australia in the disused Eyre Telegraph Station as Australia's first bird observatory, to provide a base for the study and enjoyment of the birds of the area. Western Australia's official lowest temperature of −7.2 °C was recorded at Eyre Bird Observatory on 17 August 2008.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 5. GDC Observatory - Gingin Gingin
    The GDC Observatory is an astronomical observatory dedicated to the exploration and science of the night sky. Located in Gingin, Western Australia the Observatory is a part of the Gravity Discovery Centre Precinct. The Observatory is open to the public on a regular basis.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 6. Warrumbungle Observatory Coonabarabran
    The Warrumbungles is a mountain range in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The nearest town is Coonabarabran. The area is easiest accessed from the Newell Highway which is the major road link directly between Melbourne, Victoria and Brisbane, Queensland and cuts across inland New South Wales from the north to the south. As the range is between the moist eastern coastal zone and the dryer plains to the west, it has provided protection for flora and fauna suited to both habitats. There are over 120 bird species identified on the range, including lories and lorikeets, rosellas and parrots. The centre of the range has served as an area of protection for a healthy and content colony of grey kangaroos. These animals have become fairly tame due to constant visitor attention and are ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 9. Dubbo Observatory Dubbo
    Dubbo Parish , is a civil parish of Gordon County, New South Wales. a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.The parish, located in Dubbo Regional Council, features the township of West Dubbo, Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Dubbo Observatory. The Burke Railway line passes through the parish. During World War II an airbase was established in the parish.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 10. Sydney Observatory Sydney
    Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and sprawls about 70 km on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, and Macarthur to the south. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions. Residents of the city are known as Sydneysiders. As of June 2017, Sydney's estimated metropolitan population was 5,131,326.Indigenous Australians have inhabited the Sydney area for at least 30,000 years, and it remains one of the richest in Australia in terms of Aboriginal archaeological sites, with thousands of engravings located throughout the region. In 1770, during his first Pacific voyage, Lieutena...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 11. Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium Brisbane
    The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium is located on the grounds of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in the suburb of Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Planetarium was officially opened on 24 May 1978. The Planetarium is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of the colony of New South Wales and well known Scottish astronomer who established the first significant observatory at Parramatta, Australia, in 1822 for mapping the southern skies. The Planetarium is located about 5 kilometres from the Central Business District, and is administered by the Brisbane City Council. The Planetarium features the 12.5m diameter Cosmic Skydome with a recently upgraded, state of the art Sky-Skan digital dome projection system, console and refurbished seats for a maximum concentric seating capacity o...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 12. Observatory Hill Sydney
    Sydney Observatory is located on a hill now known as Observatory Hill in the centre of Sydney. The site evolved from a fort built on 'Windmill Hill' in the early 19th century to an astronomical observatory during the nineteenth century. It is now a working museum where evening visitors can observe the stars and planets through a modern 40 cm Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a historic 29 cm refractor telescope built in 1874, the oldest telescope in Australia in regular use.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 13. Melbourne Observatory Melbourne
    Melbourne Park is a sports venue in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Since 1988, Australian's bicentenary, Melbourne Park has been home of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, which is played annually in January. The park has facilities capable of hosting basketball, netball, music concerts and other events. In the past Melbourne Park has hosted ice skating, cycling, international swimming and motorsport events. Melbourne Park is owned by Melbourne & Olympic Parks, which also runs the adjacent Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. The Yarra Park section of the Sports and Entertainment Precinct is run separately.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 15. The Space Place Toodyay
    This is a list of notable Odd Fellows buildings, sometimes called Odd Fellows Hall, Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building, IOOF Building, Odd Fellows Lodge and variations. Also included is a List of Odd Fellows cemeteries, some of which include contributing buildings. There are many hundreds of Odd Fellows associated buildings; this list only aims to feature the most significant ones architecturally or otherwise. For the part of the United States, it is intended to cover all that have been documented in the National Register of Historic Places or similar historic registry.Several of the listed buildings are retirement homes.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Australia Videos

Shares

x

Places in Australia

x

Regions in Australia

x

Near By Places

Menu