Open Day at Siding Spring Observatory | Warrumbungle National Park | Coonabarabran NSW | Australia
Siding Spring Observatory (SSO), on the edge of the Warrumbungle National Park near Coonabarabran, NSW, is Australia's premier optical and infrared astronomical observatory.
For one day a year, Siding Spring Observatory opens its telescopes to the public. It's your chance to take a closer look at the operations of Australia's largest optical telescope site.
Tour the telescopes with ANU staff! Hear talks by world famous astronomers! Watch 3D films in the Exploratory Centre and see science displays in the AAT main floor! Enjoy activities for the whole family including local market stalls, solar viewing and much , much more! Eat at the Dome Café or grab a sausage on the way round. No booking required - just come on up!
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Warrumbungle - International Dark Sky Park
Warrumbungle National Park is Australia's only Dark Sky Park.
Its iconic mountain range originated from an extinct shield volcano and it's the perfect destination for bushwalking, climbing and stargazing.
It hosts Australia's largest optical telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, part of the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) at the Australian National University (ANU).
I spend few nights in the area (and one night at the Observatory) to try and capture the essence of this beautiful area.
Special thanks to NSW National Parks and Siding Spring Observatory.
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Coonabarabran
The 2018 NSAS Field Trip took a 31-member strong group to Coonabarabran for a weekend of visits and astronomical observation and imaging.
Friday night saw us heading to the Milroy Observatory where, with the help of Donna, we were able to use their dobsonian telescopes, including a 20inch one.
I took advantage of the free Saturday morning to explore a couple of walking trails in the Warrumbungle National Park.
The afternoon was devoted to the visit of the Siding Spring Observatory where, thanks to our guide Amanda, we discovered the Faulkes Telescope South of the Las Cumbras Observatory, the I.telescope installations and, the pièce de résistance, the enormous Anglo-Australian Telescope with its 3.9m mirror.
For those of us who had brought their own telescopes, Saturday night brought a great deal of excitement and, sometimes, of disappointment and frustration when all did not work according to plan.
For those, who like me hadn’t taken their scopes with them, the awesome sight of the Milky Way in this unpolluted sky will stay in our memories long enough to make this trip well worthwhile.
L'excursion de la Northern Sydney Astronomical Society pour 2018 a amené un groupe de 31 de ses membres à Coonabarabran pour un week-end de visites et d'observation et d'imagerie astronomiques.
Vendredi soir, nous a vu à l’observatoire de Milroy où, avec l’aide de Donna, nous avons pu utiliser leurs télescopes dont un de 50cm.
Personnellement, j'ai profité du samedi matin libre pour explorer quelques sentiers de randonnée dans le parc national de Warrumbungle.
L'après-midi a été consacrée à la visite de l'Observatoire de Siding Spring où, avec l'aide de notre guide Amanda, nous avons découvert le télescope Faulkes Sud de l'observatoire de Las Cumbras, les installations de I.telescope et, la pièce de résistance, l’énorme Télescope anglo-australien avec son miroir de 3,9m.
Pour ceux d’entre nous qui avaient amené leurs télescopes, le samedi soir a suscité beaucoup d’enthousiasme et, parfois, de déception lorsque tout ne fonctionnait pas comme prévu.
Pour ceux qui comme moi n’avaient pas pris leurs télescopes avec eux, rien que de pouvoir admirer la Voie Lacté dans toute sa splendeur valait le déplacement.
Stargazing at Siding Spring Observatory
This time-lapse video compiles new sequences showing the espectacular dark sky over Siding Spring Observatory (Coonabarabran, NSW), where our 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope is located.
See the breathtaking Milky Way setting and rising, the telescopes moving chasing different targets, the majestic Magellanic Clouds revolving near the South Celestial Pole, the stars travelling across the sky as the Earth rotates, the Moon illuminating the observatory, and a colourful sunset.
All the sequences were taken between September 2015 and May 2018.
We recommend you watch this video in high-resolution (4K if possible).
Credit: Ángel R. López-Sánchez (Australian Astronomical Observatory / Macquarie University)
Music: Epic Cinematric Trailer, by Alex Che (2016).
Siding Springs Australian Observatory and Coonabarabran Bushfires
The Siding Springs Australian Telescope and Observatory is threatened by major bushfires in Coonabarabran. Much damage is caused to the lodge and many of the outer buildings, even possibly the visitors centre.
Faulkes 2 Meter Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran Australia.
The 2 Meter Faulkes Telescope homing.
Professional Experience with Macquarie Uni’s PACE program: Australian Astronomical Observatory
Astronomy students from Macquarie University gain practical experience working with the Australian Astronomical Observatory and CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Department. Macquarie’s Professional and Community Engagement (PACE) units take students out of the lecture theatre and place them in the heart of their chosen degrees. Find out more:
The Sky over Siding Spring Observatory
The sun sets at Siding Spring Observatory (Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia) and the stars appear. Astronomers are now using the telescopes to unveil the mysteries of the Universe. This 4:30 minute video compiles the best time-lapse sequences obtained at Siding Spring Observatory by astronomer Ángel R. López-Sánchez (AAO/Macquarie University) between August 2011 and March 2013, during his support astronomer duties for the 4-metre Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT).
Full description at the AAO video page:
Throughout the video, watch for several astronomical objects: our Milky Way Galaxy, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, the Moon rising and setting, the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, Zodiacal Light, Earth-orbiting satellites, airplanes crossing the sky, the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters, the Coalsack and the Carina nebulae, and famous constellations like the Southern Cross, Taurus, Orion, and Scorpio.
Telescopes at Siding Spring Observatory featured include the Uppsala Near Earth Object Survey Telescope, the UNSW Automated Patrol Telescope, the 2.3m ANU Telescope, 1.2m Skymapper ANU, the 1.2m UK Schmidt Telescope (AAO) and the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT).
The time-lapse technique consists of taking many images and then adding all to get a movie with a very high resolution. In particular, the camera CANON EOS 600D and two lenses (a 10-20 mm wide-angle lens and a standard 35-80 mm lens) were used to get the frames of this time-lapse video. Except for those frames taken during the sunset in the first scene, frames usually have a 30 seconds exposure time, with a ISO speed of 1600. Some few scenes were shot using 15 or 20 seconds exposure time. All sequences were created at 24 fps (frames per second), and hence a second in the movie corresponds to 12 minutes in real time for the majority of the scenes. In total, the video combines around 5800 individual frames. Processing each 10 - 20 seconds sequence took between five and six hours of computer time. Care was taken to remove artifacts and hot pixels from individual frames, minimize background noise, and get an appropriate colour/contrast balance.
Video Credit: Ángel R. López-Sanchez (AAO/MQ)
Music: Point of no return (Robert Subirana)
My Trip To Warrumbungle
In this video, I take a trip to darkest skies of New South Wales or probably even Australia to take lots of photos of the milky way & its surroundings.
The trip went for 5 days and we got clear weather all the way through.
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AstroPodcast Visits the AAT- Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran
AstroPodcast pays a visit to the 4m AAT telescope at Siding Spring. It's in that position as the fibre optics are being upgraded. Subscribe to the podcast to hear interviews from astronomers around the world
Travel Vlog 1 Australia leave Sydney Blue Mountains Bathurst Dubbo Warrumbungles Coonabarabran NSW
Follow us on Across Australia Outback Tours and Drone Guy Aussie Road Trip as we leave Sydney and travel to the spectacular Blue Mountains Three Sisters then head up to Mount Panorama race track Bathurst, through to Dubbo Zoo to see all the animals then drive the Warrumbungles to Siding Spring Observatory and stay at Coonabarabran N SW Australia.
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Coonabarabran NSW: Town of natural wonders
???? WHAT: Visit to Coonabarabran. ???? WHERE: In NSW, 500km north-west of Sydney in the Western Plains. ❓ WHY: To explore its pretty streets and natural wonders, including the Warrumbungles Range and the vast Pilliga Forest. ???? WHEN: Winter, June. ???? FOOD: Feathers Cafe and Sisterellea's and Golden Sea Dragon Chinese Restaurant . ???? STAYED: Langley Cottage B & B ???? TRANSPORT: Road - all 2WD. ⏰ TIME: Two nights. ???? MORE DETAILS: ???? COMING VIDEO: A day in the Pilliga Forest.
Observatory Rd Coonabarabran - 9 Weeks after the Fire
9 Weeks after the Wambelong Camp fire in the Warrumbungle National Park in NSW, the bushland is starting to recover in many, but not places. This video taken on the 16th of March, 2013, shows that much of the bush along the road to Siding Spring Observatory is far from recovering. It will be many years before it returns to how it was.
Coonabarabran - Australia's astronomy capital - travel video
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Coonabarabran NSW
A very busy main street of rural Coonabarabran: regional centre in central New south Wales Australia
Astronomy Trip to Coonabarabran, OZ
Trip Geng Falak Online - 8 Trekkers - to Coonabarabran, Australia.
Trip was initiated by Shahrin (ShahGazer), the owner of Falak Online, in the end of autumn in OZ.
Coonabarabran is the Astronomy Capital of Australia. Spare at least 6 hours to drive there from Sydney. Public transportation is limited.
All of my images were captured mainly by EM5 17mm 1.8, iSawCam Extreme and Nikon D7000. Night and milkyway images are unenhanced, straight away from memory card, hence the quality. You can find better enhanced quality images of sky in my flickr.
Camp Blackman - Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Camp Blackman - Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Coonabarabran
Our trip to the AAOs AAOMEGA telescope near Coonabarabran in the Warrumbungle national Park in northern New South Wales, 7 hours drive from Sydney. We had 3 nights there. Unfortunately 2 were rained out, but the one clear night was spectacular.
AustralianGeographicAdventures Season 1 Epsiode 7 - Siding Spring Observatory
David heads out to the Warrumbungle National Park’s Siding Spring Observatory for a stunning evening of star spotting.
10 days and nights of skycam at Siding Spring Observatory
10 days worth of timelapse movie from the allsky camera operated by the Automated Patrol Telescope (UNSW) at Siding Spring, near Coonabarabran. The images are taken with a 30 minute interval.