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Location of Sydney Observatory in Sydney. The Sydney Observatory is a heritage-listed meteorological station, astronomical observatory, function venue, science museum, and education facility located on Observatory Hill at Upper Fort Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South ...
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1003 Upper Fort Street, Millers Point NSW 2000. Time iconNightly tours Wed – Sat. OPEN FOR PRE-BOOKED TOURSLocated on Gadigal land, a national place of connection and research of astronomy, meteorology and science. The site is undergoing heritage conservation works. Sydney Observatory Tours.
Sydney Observatory. 1,780 reviews. #24 of 747 things to do in Sydney. Observatories & Planetariums. Closed now. 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM. Write a review. About. Sydney Observatory, (1858) occupies a heritage-listed sandstone museum and venue set in a historically significant star-gazing site at Millers Point with the best views of Sydney.
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Sydney Observatory (1858) occupies a heritage-listed sandstone museum and venue set in a historically significant star-gazing site at Millers Point with the best views of Sydney. Open for Sydney Observatory Tours and monthly for Sydney Observatory Lates program while the site is undergoing heritage maintenance works.
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Jan 24, 2013 · The Sydney Observatory is home to a working refracting lens telescope which has been in use for over 135 years. It is the oldest working refracting lens telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. In...
In 1887, the Sydney Observatory joins an international scientific collaboration to produce the first Astrographic Catalogue, which aims to photograph the entire celestial sphere. During its involvement in this project, Sydney records the position of more than 480,000 stars in its astrographic zone (-52 to -64 degrees).
Address: Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW. Tel: 0292170485. Hours: 10.00am - 5.00pm. Open every night, however bookings for night viewing are essential. ph (02) 9217 0485. Closed Christmas Day. Website: http://www.phm.gov.au/observe/ Email: observatory@phm.gov.au. Admission: