"Written in the Stars" Stargazing Tour | Blue Mountains Writers' Festival

Celebrate the Blue Mountains Writers Festival “Big Skies, Open Minds” edition by joining our award-winning stargazing tour with a literary twist in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains’ dark skies, away from the city lights. Blue Mountains Stargazing is thrilled to be a sponsor of the Blue Mountains Writers' Festival, presented by Varuna, The National Writer's House. This out-of-this-world experience is led by local astrophysicist Dimitri and our astronomers. For this special occasion, the tour will be embellished with readings of celestial literature excerpts.

Your space journey includes:

• Laser-guided Naked-eye Astronomy Tips and Hacks on Navigation using the Stars. We may see (depending on the time of the year) our fabulous Milky Way • Satellites • the International Space Station • Shooting stars

• Fascinating Constellation Storytelling, Star Signs • Orion (depending on the time of year) • Antique Constellations • History of Constellations • Constellations in other cultures

• State-of-the-art Telescope viewing (depending on the time of the year): the Moon, its craters and seas • Saturn’s rings • Jupiter and its Moons • Mars • Venus •  the Orion Nebula • Star clusters • Double & triple stars • Deep space objects such as galaxies 

• Astronomy Binocular viewing 

• Q&A with an Astrophysicist 

• Complimentary Hot Chocolates

Date

Saturday 2 November 2024

8pm - 9:30pm

More information

• Location: Murray Park, 143/139 Falls Rd, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782. The meeting point has parking and is wheelchair-accessible. Please note that no toilets are available on site. The nearest toilet block is a 3-min drive / 10-min walk away from the site.

• Alcohol consumption is not allowed during our tours. 

• Weather conditions: In the event of inclement weather, we will email a cancellation notification at 1 pm on the day and will offer the opportunity to reschedule with a credit valid for 3 years in the Blue Mountains (open every night all year round)  or Jervis Bay (open every Fridays and weekends), the validity of the voucher can be extended and it is transferable to other people as a gift card. The second option is to attend our alternative 90-min indoor Planetarium Astronomy tour located in a private venue in Leura. It is an immersive astronomy tour taking place inside a dome with a powerful projector.  If you don’t receive a cancellation email at 1 pm, it means the stars are aligned and we can go ahead! 

• Please note that strictly no refund will be applied on purchased tickets in case of cancellation due to overcast skies. We encourage you to contact us for last minute bookings after 1pm so we can monitor the weather forecast, if you do not wish to receive a voucher or attend our indoor tour. 

• Cancellations: Bookings canceled by guests are non-refundable. No-shows are non-refundable.

• Rescheduling: Up to 24 hours before the start of the tour.

Blue Mountains Stargazing also hosts special events like Wine Tasting Stargazing, Stargazing Dinner Under the Dome, Meteor Showers, Eclipses, Comet events, and Nightscape Photography Workshops.

Immerse yourself in a breathtaking experience under the stars, learn about the vastness of the universe from our passionate astrophysicist and explore the wonders of the Southern Sky.