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Blue Mountains Stargazing
Stargazing tour with an Astrophysicist
Embark on an award-winning captivating stargazing experience located 90 min from Sydney in the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains' dark skies away from the city pollution. Our experiences led by a passionate team of local astronomers, include naked-eye astronomy, constellation storytelling, telescope viewing of the Moon, planets, stars, deep sky objects and galaxies, starting with a spectacular sunset overlooking the Jamison Valley with sound of the waterfalls and a hot chocolate in hand.
We'll start the tour with a quick introduction of the history of the Blue Mountains through time. We'll follow with tips and hacks on how to identify stars and constellations with the naked-eye and introduce you to 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 and our fabulous Milky Way - Shooting stars if you are lucky!
- The guide will delve into the study of every object and answer all your questions.
The tour takes place at Wentworth Falls Lookout, a short 10-min drive from the iconic Katoomba, offering a fabulous 180 degrees vista of the Jamison Valley, dramatic escarpment and sounds of the waterfalls.
Twilight & Stargazing with Transport
$210.00
Experience the Blue Mountains like never before!
Begin your midweek Blue Mountains experience with a pickup from selected Sydney CBD locations at midday. Then travel by minibus for 1 hour to the edge of the Blue Mountains and stop off at a local village for a short rest before travelling another 45 minutes higher in the mountains to enjoy a guided bushwalk in the World Heritage area at Wentworth Falls. You’ll be immersed in the beauty of the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains and surrounded by the smell of eucalyptus and tea tree in the crisp mountain air.
Visit Echo Point at twilight with postcard-worthy shots of Mount Solitary and the Three Sisters, you’ll also have some time to enjoy snacks you may have brought with you, or local produce you may have purchased earlier in the day.
Explore the majestic Blue Mountains at Katoomba Falls by night, on a guided 30-min night walk, before returning to Wentworth Falls and embarking on a mesmerising stargazing experience led by an astronomer. Sip a complimentary hot chocolate while gazing at the stars, listening to constellation storytelling and viewing celestial objects through our telescope and binoculars—with waterfall sounds.
Return to Sydney with our transport included, and you will be back in Sydney by around 21:30.
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Blue Mountains Stargazing
Phone: 0449829003
Address:
Sir Burrell Dr, Wentworth Falls Picnic area
Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
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