Nature tour · Sydney

Stargazing Blue Mountains led by an astrophysicist, Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Self-guided
About 1 h 50 min
Works in your browser
By Blue Mountains Stargazing

A$3One-off · no account · no subscription

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Length: About 1 h 50 min
Stops: 3
Route: 300 m
Starts at: Wentworth Falls picnic area
Price: A$3, one-off

About this tour

“Stargazing Blue Mountains led by an astrophysicist” is a self-guided walking tour in Sydney, Australia, made by Blue Mountains Stargazing. It takes about 1 hour 50 minutes, costs a one-off A$3 to unlock and runs in your phone’s browser with a live map, so you can start whenever you like. No app or account needed.

Astrophysicist Dimitri Douchin, PhD and his partner Caroline will be your hosts on this voyage into space.

This journey will include:

- Introduction of the history of the Blue Mountains through time

- Naked-eye Astronomy

- Tips and hacks on how to identify stars and constellation storytelling

- Introduction to the celestial dance of planets, satellites, navigation, the Universe, our home Galaxy...

- Telescope viewing of planets, the Moon, stars, double stars and clusters etc

- Hot chocolate

Where it starts

The tour starts at Wentworth Falls picnic area in Sydney and covers about 300 m on foot. The map on your phone takes you there, then on from stop to stop.

Open the start point in Google Maps