FESTIVAL OF THE STARS
Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July
6pm – 10pm
We would like to thank the following organisations for agreeing to turn off the lights and returning the skies over Sydney Harbour to their natural darkness, to help make this a wonderful night of stargazing:
The Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Harbour Bridge thanks to the RTA
The Shangri-La Hotel. Cumberland St Sydney
AAMI Building. Walker St North Sydney
AMP. Circular Quay Sydney
AON. Kent St Sydney thanks to Claude Neon
Emirates. York St Sydney
Fujitsu. Blue St North Sydney thanks to Claude Neon
Governor Phillip Tower & Governor Macquarie Tower. Farrer Place Sydney thanks to DBRReef
Grosvenor Place. George St Sydney
HBOS. Clarence St Sydney thanks to DB RReef
High Gate Apartments. Kent St Sydney
Innovation Place. Arthur Street North Sydney
NCR. Napier St North Sydney thanks to Claude Neon
Observatory Tower. Kent St Sydney
Panasonic. Miller St North Sydney
SHARP. Lavender St North Sydney thanks to Claude Neon
Suncorp. Jamison St Sydney thanks to Jones Lang LaSalle
Westpac. Margaret St Sydney
Westpac Place. Kent St thanks to Mirvac and Leighton Services
Zurich. Blue St North Sydney
On these two great nights you and your family will be able to:
- Take a torchlight (red light for night vision) tour of the signal station and find out about mysterious past events on Observatory Hill;
- View Mars and Saturn in the west, and Jupiter rising in the east through large telescopes throughout the grounds and inside our domes;
- Hear illustrated short astronomy focus talks throughout the night;
- Visit our 3-D space theatre and witness Observatory 3-D, the newest stereo image programming found only at Sydney Observatory!
- Be awestruck by the projection of remarkable solar images;
- Purchase the latest astronomical products, telescopes, accessories and guides to help you on your quest to become a galactic explorer;
- View and find out about the constellations Centaurus and the galactic heart of Scorpius;
- Visit our moonlight café for a sausage sizzle, coffee, or hot chocolate.
