SCHOOLS AND COURSES
Use the links at left to plan a school visit, apply for an internship or work experience, book an adult astronomy course, or to access our solar system guide.
For handy information about Sydney Observatory day and night astronomy and meteorology school programs, you can download the following:
Education program overview (single page)
Teachers notes for school visits (17 pages)
3-D Space Theatre and planetarium (2 pages)
ASTRONOMY CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
HSC relativity
6pm, Thursday 10 May 2012
Stage 6
These one-night courses at Sydney Observatory are designed for Year 11 or 12 students accompanied by teachers. Alternatively groups of 20 or 40 can book a special session any time of the year.
$15 student/adult, $12 member student/adult. Teachers accompanying a minimum of two students are free.
Bookings and prepayment essential on (02) 9921 3485 or book online.
ADULT ASTRONOMY COURSES
Our adult education astronomy programs (some suitable for younger people as well – check course details) range from single sessions to courses run over several weeks. Many are produced and presented by Dr Paul Payne who is well known for his extensive astronomical experience and also for his highly interactive and involving audiovisuals.
As one happy customer emailed:
Hi Paul – My wife and I attended your HSC Relativity course last night. I want to thank you for providing a very interesting and well presented course on a complex subject, we both enjoyed it immensely…. Your 3D graphic presentation made it much easier to understand for both of us…. I look forward to attending some of your other related courses. – Craig Lavender (quoted with permission)
Videos for school students
Sydney Observatory has produced three video playlets – imagined conversations between Galileo Galilei and Caroline Herschel, Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton – which are ideal for school students.
