Hours and charges

NIGHT VISIT

Open nightly
except Good Friday and Christmas Day
Night sessions are of approximately 90 minutes duration

Night telescope/3D theatre
session times
April to September 6.15pm and
8.15pm
October and November 8.15pm
December and January 8.30pm
February and March
 8.15pm

Bookings are necessary for night sessions.
Telephone (02) 9921 3485 or book online.
book online

Night charges for telescope/3D theatre sessions
 
Adult $15
Child (4 to 15 years) $10
Concession $12
Family (1 adult and up to 3 children;
or 2 adults and up to 2 children) 		$45
Member (adult) $13
Member (child) $8
Member (family) $34


All night visits must be booked and prepaid prior to arrival at the Observatory. Payment for night tickets is not refundable. However if you notify us by phone on 9921 3485 by noon on the day you are scheduled to attend your night visit, we can either transfer your booking to another available night; or offer you a 'rain check' ticket, valid for one year, to the same value as your original booking.

 

 

DAY VISIT

Open 10am–5pm daily
except Good Friday and Christmas Day

Day telescope/3D theatre
session times
Monday to Friday (school term)
 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Weekends and school holidays 11am, noon, 2.30pm
and 3.30pm
Bookings are not required for day sessions.  

 



Day charges for telescope/3D theatre sessions
 
Adult $7
Child (4 to 15 years) $5
Concession $5
Family (1 adult and up to 3 children;
or 2 adults and up to 2 children) 		$20
Member (individual and family) free
   

Daytime admission for a self-guided visit to the gardens and the Observatory exhibitions is free - but does not include visits to the telescope towers, telescope viewings and 3D theatre sessions.

The Powerhouse Museum is an Affiliate of the NSW Government's Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care's Companion Card program. This means that carers who accompany a person with a disability will be eligible for free entry on presentation of their Companion Card. For more information visit www.companioncard.com.au