Birds eye view of Siding Spring Observatory containing all of the international telescope domes

a distant view of the Anglo-Australian Telescope taken with trees as the border

Person standing on catwalk of telescope dome, taking in the views of the area

The Uk Schmidt telescope in its equatorial mount inside the dome

close up view of the Anglo-Australian Telescope inside its dome

View of Siding Spring Observatory from the exterior catwalk of the Anglo-Australian Telescope

people sitting around a telescope and lining it up to view the night sky

people looking through the eyepiece of telescopes

Beyond The Sky Stargazing

Highlights

Day tour of Siding Spring Observatory and historic telescopes Night stargazing with personal telescopes under dark skies Expert guides share astronomy insights and local history

Overview

Beyond The Sky Stargazing is a tourism company that offers daytime and night-time Astronomy focused tours. Through the day they share Siding Spring Observatory with the public, of a night-time they set up telescopes at The Getaway Tourist Park in Coonabarabran and use these to share our fantastic universe with their guests.

Join them through the day as they take you across Mt Woorut to enjoy the beautiful views of the Warrumbungle Range; tour through the historical UK Schmidt telescope dome and hear about how it pioneered colour astrophotography and get up close with the largest telescope in Australia, once upon a time the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Then take in the wonders that are the universe above through their own personal telescopes from the dark sky friendly Getaway Tourist Park.

So join them and let them take you Beyond The Sky.