Blue Mountains Stargazing Tour

Enjoy a stargazing tour in the beautiful Blue Mountains with an astronomer


Blue Mountains Stargazing
Blue Mountains Stargazing
5.0 (5)
2k

1.5 hours

Class size 1 to 20 (public classes), 15 to 30

$55 - $285 (Afterpay available)
($55 per Child, $85 per Adult, $230 per 2 adults and 2 children, $285 per 2 adults and 3 children)


Embark on a captivating space journey in the timeless beauty of the World Heritage-listed Greater Blue Mountains skies, away from the city lights. The clear skies of the Blue Mountains make for breathtaking stargazing and your guide will answer all of your questions and bring your attention to the many amazing sights of Space.
Your mission to Space will include:
  • Laser-Guided Naked-eye Astronomy
  • Tips and hacks on how to identify stars and constellation storytelling
  • State-of-the-art Telescope viewing of celestial 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!
Your expert guide will delve into the study of every object and answer all your questions.
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
 
What you'll get
  • 90-min guided tour
  • Hot chocolates (Barista Oat milk) dairy-free, nut-free and soy-free
  • State-of-the-art Telescope
  • Binoculars
  • Warm blankets
  • Seating
  • Blue Mountains National Park fees
What to bring
Please be aware that stargazing tours are weather dependent, they may be canceled in case of cloud cover meaning no visible stars.
If it is overcast, you will receive an email at 1 pm on the day of the tour.
In the event of bad weather, we will give you 2 options:
Choose to receive a gift voucher/credit to reschedule your tour (transferable to other people and valid for 3 years)
Choose to attend our alternative 90-min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour located at 77 Scott avenue in Leura. It is an immersive astronomy tour taking place inside a dome with a powerful projector and cinema experience. We need a minimum of 8 guests in order to run the indoor tour.
Accessibility: Please note the venue of the Planetarium that we rent has doors that are 76 cm wide, so unfortunately not all electric wheelchairs fit.
If you haven’t received an email at 1 pm on the day of the tour, it means the stars are aligned and the stargazing tour is confirmed!
Please note that no strictly refund will be offered in case of bad weather. We recommend you to book last minute and to contact us after 1pm on the day on the tour, if you do not wish to receive a credit or attend the indoor tour.
Please check our Terms and Conditions/Cancellation Policies.
Suitable for

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 4 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Wentworth Falls Picnic Area Wentworth Falls NSW

Blue Mountains Stargazing Tour location
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Your teacher

Blue Mountains Stargazing
Blue Mountains Stargazing

5.0 (5)
2k

At age 8, Dr Dimitri Douchin declared “I want to be an astrophysicist”. He studied Physics and Fundamental Physics in Paris then left his French hometown to start his PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics which he received in 2014 in Sydney, Australia.
He boasts 10 years of guide experience at prestigious astro-tourism organisations, University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand; Macquarie University; Sydney Observatory; at the ultra-luxury Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley, Blue Mountains.
Dimitri is currently Adjunct Fellow at Western Sydney University researching how various people around the world study the sky—a new and trendy science known at Cultural Astronomy. He is investigating the potential significance of the Sky for the local Indigenous communities in the Blue Mountains area in collaboration with the communities, as well as exploring the potential of satellite imagery for local archaeoastronomy.
With his fiancée Caroline, he is running stargazing tours under the UNESCO World Heritage Blue Mountains’s dark skies, 1h30 from Sydney in Australia, with dramatic escarpment and valley views as a backdrop. The couple also runs bespoke events such as Wine Tasting Stargazing and Dinners Under The Stars.

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