View of a telescope within a dome, from below.

Sydney Observatory Photofields Tours

Tour
Ended 7 Dec 2024
Free
Sydney Observatory

Special-edition free tours of Sydney Observatory will explore the site's history of photographic observation. Learn how photography played a key role in capturing the 1874 transit of Venue, measuring the stars and studying Sydney’s weather. These tours will offer a unique opportunity to look through Australia’s oldest working telescope, 150 years after its first use.

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