Outback Astronomy delivers personal, guided night sky experiences in Broken Hill
'Outback Astronomy'
is a pilot business which began providing night sky astronomy shows
in March 2014.
The inaugural night
sky presentation was attended by students from the Mornington
Peninsula.
The feedback from
the Year 11 and 12 students and their teachers was overwhelmingly
positive.
This pilot business
seeks to develop astro-tourism in Broken Hill, featuring a variety of
experiences and themed night sky shows.
At present, night
sky viewing is done mostly with the naked eye. Yes, the sky is that
dark that you can still see stars filling the vast outback skies!
Binocular assisted
viewing is also pursued to demonstrate the contrast in observing.
It’s terrific to see people visibly moved by the magnificence of
what they see with just a little boost in magnifying power.
There are
plans to add in powerful telescopes when a permanent observatory
structure is built.
The viewing is
conducted on the edge of Broken Hill at the race course. The business
plans to build an observatory and other facilities at this sight. An
architect is currently designing the facility.
"It’s terrific to see people visibly moved by
the magnificence of what they see ..."
As the business
owner, I am looking forward to implementing a broad business plan
over the next several years.
The naked eye and
binocular assisted sky viewing is therefore the pilot business which
is designed to prove many of the underlying business assumptions.
Since the first paid
guests attended our sky shows, the feedback has continued to be
extremely positive.
A
variety of sky shows have now been developed, including one that
targets young children, from 5 years to 12 years.
The sky shows are designed for the night sky novice.
This article was written by -
Linda Nadge, owner - Outback Astronomy
Linda kindly accepted my offer to write a guest blog post.
Thanks very much Linda for writing this article and telling us about your very exciting new Broken Hill business that you are in the process of creating.
Cheers, Jane Deany
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