Astronomy Tours

Observatory Dodwell

Dodwell Observatory - Star Trails

Tour the Universe: 

Arkaroola provides visitors with a rare opportunity to tour the universe from a location that provides some of the best viewing conditions in Australia.

Combining one of Australia's largest privately owned astronomical observatories with the new-age Star Chairs, and under the expert tuition of Arkaroola's guides, makes for the type of intergalactic experience that normally isn't available to anyone but astronomers and scientists.

Visitors, young and old alike, will be enthralled to see the heavens light up with the energy of worlds light years away from one of our three profesionally equipped observatories.

  

 Our Observatories:

Please click here to see details of our three professionally equipped astronomical observatories and our astronomical telescopes and associated equipment.

Astronomy Tours:

Our Astronomy Tours have received the coveted Advanced Ecotourism accreditation - these tours really are a must do whilst at Arkaroola!

Astronomy Tours are subject to weather conditions, but please check out our climate statistics, particularly those relating to clear days, to see why Arkaroola really is one of Australia's most desirable astronomical sites.

Astronomy Tours Rates:

Click here for current prices for our accredited Astronomical Tours.

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Photo of Orion Nebula taken at Arkaroola by Mark Wielgosz

Star Party DownUnder - 2007

Arkaroola's inaugural Star Party DownUnder 2006, held between 26 and 30 January 2006, was an outstanding success.  Please click here for more details about this event.

Star Party DownUnder 2007 is to be held between 18 and 21 January 2007 - please click here for further information.  This promises to be an event to be remembered!

Monthly Star Charts and Southern Hemisphere Information:

Joe Grida from the Astronomical Society of South Australia (ASSA) kindly supplies Star Charts and Night Sky Information Sheets relative to interesting Southern Hemisphere deep space objects on a monthly basis for Arkaroola.  These can be found at our Star Party page on this website, or click here to move to that area now.

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Dodwell Observatory

14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
(Dodwell and Oliphant Observatories)

Star Chairs

Star Chair (R. Sprigg Observatory)

Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula - an example of
astrophotography taken at Arkaroola

Oliphant Observatory

Sir Mark Oliphant Observatory

 

 

 

 

 

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