Australia has some of the best astronomy facilities and best astronomers in the world. Since we are situated in the Southern Hemisphere, we are able to view many objects which cannot be seen from north of the equator.

Many of the Australian observatories have web pages. For information on whether you can visit these obervatories, please refer to the observatories themselves.

• Planetariums

  • Canberra Planetarium and Observatory, Australian Capital Territory
  • Scienceworks Planetarium, Melbourne, Victoria
  • The Science Centre and Planetarium, Wollongong, New South Wales
  • Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Brisbane, Queensland

• Public Observatories

  • Grove Creek Observatory, Bathurst, New South Wales
  • Perth Observatory, Western Australia
  • Sydney Observatory, New South Wales
  • Woodlands Observatory, Adelaide, South Australia
  • The Linden observatory is operated by Western Sydney Amateur Astronomical Group
  • The Nepean Observatory, NSW

• Visitor Centres

  • Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, Australian Capital Territory
  • Parkes Radio Telescope Discovery Centre, Parkes, New South Wales
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydeny, New South Wales
  • Stromlo Exploratory, Mount Stromlo, Canberra

• Astronomical Societies

  • Astronomical Society of Frankston, Victoria
  • Astronomical Society of Melbourne
  • Astronomical Society of New South Wales
  • Astronomical Society of South Australia
  • Astronomical Society of Tasmania
  • Astronomical Society of Victoria
  • Bendigo District Astronomical Society inc, Victoria
  • Brisbane Astronomical Society, Queensland
  • Canberra Astronomical Society, Australian Capital Territory
  • Newcastle Astronomical Society, New South Wales
  • South East Queensland Astronomical Society
  • Southern Astronomical Society, Queensland

• Optical Astronomy

  • Anglo-Australian Observatory, Coonabarabran, New South Wales
  • Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian Capital Territory

• Radio Astronomy

  • Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), Epping, New South Wales
  • The Australia Telescope Compact Array, Narrabri, New South Wales
  • Parkes Radio Telescope, Parkes, New South Wales

• Other Astronomical organisations and facilities

  • The Astronomical Society of Australia
  • The Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (JACARA)
  • The Planetary Society in Australia

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