Milroy Observatory offers breathtaking tours of the Milky Way’s rich star fields and beyond, through the largest public access telescope in the southern hemisphere. Be spellbound as you look into the eyepiece of the refurbished 15 ton telescope, the very first of the Siding Spring telescopes built in 1964, you will look through a piece of Living History as you follow in the footsteps of Australia
’s most famous deep space explorers. Not just stars through telescopes, your guide Cam Wylie blends astronomical understanding with ancient human culture giving a fascinating insight into how humanity has been shaped by the skies above, in his highly recommended show ‘Astronomy DownUnder’. Bring along your DSLR and we’ll capture a stunning Astro-photo through the telescope for you! The 40 inch telescope and observatory may be booked buy astronomical societies, institutions, astro-photographers or even professional astronomers. Like this page for updates, tour packages, special offers as they arise. Make your own discovery at Milroy Observatory on the Historic 40 inch Boller and Chivens Telescope celebrating 50 years of Astronomy at Siding Spring!
