The calendar below details various items that are we are showing during tours at various times of the year. Content may alter depending on moon phases or if another special event occurs during the month. Use the Moon visible dates to help plan your visit. If you want to view objects like nebula and galaxies, plan a visit when no moon is visible. If you want to view the moon, pick a date when it is visible.
Tour times may vary during the year, it is advisable to check with us. Also note that these tours are now at our public observatory site at Bathurst Goldfields, Mt Panorama, 6332 2022. Groups of 20 or more and school bookings can be made for any date, except Sundays. General Public tours are held on the second Friday night of each month, prior bookings essential.
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Date |
Feature
Objects |
Moon
Visible |
Tour
Times |
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January 2008 |
The Planet Mars The Pleiades Cluster, Globular Cluster 47 Tucana, Orion and M42, The Large Magellanic Cloud. Star Clusters in the Milky Way |
Moon Visible from 13th until 24th |
No tours this month |
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February 2008 |
The planet Mars, Saturn The Pleiades Cluster, Globular Cluster 47 Tucana, Orion and M42, The Large Magellanic Cloud. Star Clusters in the Milky Way, Star Cluster M44. |
Moon Visible from 12th until 24th |
9:30 pm |
|
March 2008 |
The planet Saturn and Mars Star Cluster M44, Orion and M42, The Large Magellanic Cloud, Globular Cluster 47 Tucana, The Southern Cross, the Jewel Box cluster, Alpha Centauri, Omega Centauri globular cluster , Galaxy NGC 5128 |
Moon Visible from 13th until 26th |
9:00pm |
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April 2008 |
The planet Saturn at its best Star Cluster M44, Clusters and nebula of the Milky Way, The large Magellanic Cloud, The Southern Cross, The Jewel Box Cluster, Omega Centauri globular cluster, Alpha Centauri, Eta Carinae Nebula, distant galaxies. |
Moon Visible from 12th until 25th |
7:30 pm |
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May 2008 |
The planet Saturn The large Magellanic Cloud, The Southern Cross, The Jewel Box Cluster, Omega Centauri globular cluster, Alpha Centauri, Eta Carinae Nebula, distant galaxies. |
Moon Visible from 10th until 23rd |
7:30 pm |
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Jun 2008 |
The planet Saturn and Jupiter later in the month The Jewel Box star cluster, Alpha Centauri, Omega Centauri globular star cluster, Galaxy NGC 5128, Virgo cluster of galaxies, Star clusters in Scorpius |
Moon Visible from 9th until 20th |
7:30 pm |
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Date |
Feature
Objects |
Moon
Visible |
Tour
Times |
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Jul 2008 |
The planet Jupiter at its best The Southern Cross, The Jewel Box star Cluster, Alpha Centauri, Omega Centauri globular star cluster, Galaxy NGC 5128, Star Clusters in Scorpius, Nebula in Sagittarius |
Moon Visible from 7th until 19th |
7:30 pm |
|
Aug 2008 |
The planet Jupiter at its best, The Southern Cross, Alpha Centauri Binary Star, Omega Centauri Globular cluster, The Jewel Box star cluster, Globular Star Cluster 47 Tucana, Clusters and Nebula of Sagittarius and Scorpius. |
Moon Visible from the 5th until the 19th
|
7:30 pm |
|
Sep 2008 |
The planet Jupiter still at its best Globular Cluster M15 in Pegasus, Scorpius and Sagittarius nebula and star clusters, Alpha Centauri Binary star, 47 Tucana cluster |
Moon Visible from the 4th until the 18th |
7:30 pm |
|
Oct 2008 |
The Planet Jupiter Cluster M15 in Pegasus,
Nebula in Sagittarius, The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Tarantula
Nebula, Globular Cluster 47 Tucana. |
Moon Visible from the 4th until the 15th |
8:00 pm (8:30pm once Daylight saving) |
|
Nov 2008 |
The planets Venus and Jupiter Globular cluster 47 Tucana, The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Tarantula Nebula, other galaxies. Double Stars.
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Moon Visible from the 4th until the 15th
|
9:30pm |
|
Dec 2008 |
The Planet Venus Note on December 1st, the moon Jupiter and Venus are close together in the western sky. The Pleiades star cluster, Orion and the M42 Nebula, Globular Cluster 47 Tucana, The large Magellanic Cloud and the Tarantula Nebula, Clusters and Nebula in the milky way. |
Moon Visible from the 2nd until the 14th |
No December Tours |
Image of the moon taken from Bathurst Observatory.