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Sydney Observatory tour
Sydney Observatory Watson Rd, Observatory Hill The Rocks 2000 Phone: 02 9921 3485 Average Price: US$ 15 per person http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/About
Sydney Observatory is a fascinating heritage site and public observatory. Night tours of 90 minute duration include telescope viewing and a 3D Space Theatre experience with a planetarium experience in cloudy weather. Day tours include solar viewing (weather permitting) and a 3D Space Theatre in a 30-40 minute tour. Night tours must be booked and prepaid For one of the best views of the bridge and North Sydney, head up to the Sydney Observatory. There are tours available during the day, but by far the best time to go is to head up for sunset to watch the lights come on on the city and bridge. Follow that with the evening tour of the observatory.gives you the opportunity to have a look through both the observatories two telescopes, one a modern 40 inch reflecting telescope and the other the largest refracting telescope in the southern hemisphere. With the former, you can occasionally see nebula and with the latter, staff may point it at a local clock tower or the moon. It also includes a tour of the observatory, a talk on its history, some viewing of stars outside and a 3d theatre with movies on the planets andsolar system.Sydney Observatory opening time is 10hr to 17hr daily. Night tours 18.15 hr to 20.15 hr.
