Things to do in Coonabarabran, New South Wales: The Best Museums

We provide outdoor stargazing through telescopes at Milroy Observatory. Milroy Observatory is a dark sky site bordering on the Warrumbungle Dark Sky Park 10kms from Coonabarabran. Here you can enjoy amazing views of the Southern night sky. We operate night sky tours on all clear nights. Bookings are essential. The show starts with a tour of the evening sky with Donna the Astronomer and then a number of bright and deep sky objects are observed with our outdoor telescopes. See planets, galaxies, nebulas and star clusters amongst other amazing night sky wonders. Her friendly, easy-going style ensures the group has fun, as well as learning about the wonders of the night sky. There are only 2 rules - have fun and ask questions! We are family-friendly and work to ensure everyone has a good time. The show is hands-on and you look at lots of interesting objects through the telescope. We are just now beginning to be able to see the glory of the Milky Way each night.

We provide nighttime stargazing shows near Coonabarabran and the wonderful Warrumbungle dark sky park. Have the opportunity to look through a telescope and see the stars planets clusters and nebulae. Donna Astronomers will entertain you and give you information about a wild range of what we can see in the night sky

SIDING SPRING OBSERVATORY IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Please see the facebook page for further details.

This was the first museum in Australia to display only local minerals, crystals and fossils. The display contains some of the world's rarest zeolite crystals and some rare local fossils. The attached retail outlet sells gemstone jewellery , mineral specimens, fossils and gift lines. Open every day, except Xmasday.