Charleville Cosmos Centre
Charleville, qld
Charleville QLD 4470
07 46547771
General information
"The Cosmos Centre guides will introduce you to the beauty of the outback night sky, (where our entire roof is rolled off the Observatory). Visitors have the opportunity to view the heavens through powerful Meade telescopes. An introduction to the night sky tour is available, other sessions available are Small and Personalised Observatory sessions and
during the day you can do the Sun Viewing show through a solar telescope.
Another option available is 'Astronomy by Day' which provides a theatre presentation, interactive displays and you can hold a meteorite and find out what happened to Pluto and why it is no longer considered a planet.
Outback Queenslands lack of light pollution, a low horizon and perfect latitude on earth all combine for the best conditions for viewing the stars, planets, the Milky Way,