Dubbo Observatory

Bookings are online from the iwannaticket booking agency. Click on Bookings in our menu or scroll to the bottom for a link. Online sales close at 7pm.

Unsold tickets are sold at the door at 7:45pm at $2 extra per ticket

Premium, Private, & Astrophotography tickets are sold online only.

We recommend you buy tickets when you know you can definitely come.

There is no refund if you cancel unless we can resell your ticket.

Tickets cannot be moved to a different session.

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* For the Night Sky & Telescope Viewing Session only: If we can't show you anything through a telescope we do an extended presentation and give a $10 per ticket cash refund at the end of the show.

* If it is raining at start time we cancel the session and issue a full refund.

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* A full refund is given for the Premium Session, Private Session & Astrophotography Session if it is overcast or raining.

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Tickets normally sell out only on long weekends and school holidays, so you need to book a day or 2 in advance in school holidays.

Outside of school holidays it is vary rare we are booked out but can happen.

Children under 4 years of age are not permitted sorry.

Telescopes are expensive delicately balanced equipment. They move telescopes when viewing which puts them out of action for the session, expensive damage done in the past, & interruption during the talks.

Shows are outdoors:

It is very cold in winter

In the warmer months we can get mozzies on dusk so please wear shoes, long pants and long sleeves.

Click on the menu for more details on the session types & when they are held.

This session is held every night except for Full Moon, and if its raining.

This session can have up to 50 people attend.

It is suitable for ages years & up.

Children under 4 years are not permitted to attend.

Session consists of

- An astronomy presentation

- Point out stars and constellations with a laser pointer.

- View through up to 9 different telescopes*.

- Answer your astronomy questions.

- Take a photo with your canon or Nikon DSLR camera of a colourful nebula. Or bring or buy an SD card to use in our canon RA mirrorless camera (modified especially for astronomy). We sell pictures for those without a camera.

Highlights for September are the planets Saturn & Jupiter, the Jewel Box cluster, and Omega Centauri. The Milky Way on moonless nights.

Select Night Sky & Telescope Viewing in the Main Menu for a list of objects we plan to view and more comprehensive information about the show.

Session goes for minimum 1 hour.

Online cost is Adult $30, Child $20 + a small non-refundable booking fee. A $5 surcharge applies on public holidays.

Unsold tickets are available at the door 15 mins before start time.

* If we can't show you anything through the telescopes due to cloud we do an extended astronomy presentation instead and give you a $10 cash refund at the end of the show.

If it is raining or there is a threat of rain we cancel the show and issue a full refund.

This session is held on most clear sky nights with the exception for a few days before and after full moon, It is not usually held in school holiday periods when daylight saving time is on and Easter.

This session is limited to 6 people maximum.

It is suitable for adults.

Children under 4 years of age are not permitted to attend.

Session lasts for minimum 100 minutes

- Astronomy presentation.

- View through telescopes at objects in the night sky.

- View objects with a personal pair of binoculars (adults only)

- Take 4 photos with your Canon or Nikon SLR camera or bring or buy an SD card and use our special camera.

- Receive 1 printed photo taken through our telescope.

- Answer your astronomy questions.

Online Cost is $99 per person + a small non-refundable booking fee.

Session is held after the last Night Sky & Telescope Viewing Session. Not available on bright moon nights. Not always available in school holidays.

Highlights for September are the planets Saturn & Jupiter, The Milky Way is great on moonless nights.

Select Premium Session in the Main Menu for more information and a list of objects we plan to see.

Tickets are sold online only under the banner Premium Session on the booking site.

If it is too cloudy or raining, we cancel the show & issue a full refund.

This is the same as the Premium session but is for you or others in your group only. Ideal for a single or a couple who want the show to themselves.

Session lasts 100 to 120 minutes.

Online Cost is $150 per person + a small non-refundable booking fee.

The session is held after the Premium session on moonless nights.

Highlight is Saturn, Jupiter. 47 Tucanae & the Tarantula Nebula. Milky Way is great on Moonless Nights.

The session is only available on moonless nights.

A full refund is given if the show is cancelled due to bad weather.

Bring your compatible DSLR (Canon, Nikon) or mirrorless camera (Canon, sony).

We take images through our main telescope and wider filed images with a small telescope.

We can mount your camera outdoors as well to take pictures of constellations or the Milky Way when visible. You will need to bring a lens for that. If you have a canon camera you can use our all sky lens.

Alternatively, you can use our canon Ra mirrorless camera. This has been modified for astronomy to give truer colours of nebulae.

We take images of Nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. Please note planets dont work with DSLR cameras.

Session costs $150 per person + a non-refundable booking fee.

Session goes for 2 hours.

The session is only available on dark nights when the Moon is not visible during the session.

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