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Ozsky 2020: Suggested Day Trips, Activities, Guides and Driving In keeping with our aim of offering the greatest flexibility for all travellers, we don't make bookings for the suggested trips in Sydney, but merely offer a small list of suggestions of what might be of interest to you during your stay in Sydney. The day trips in and around Coonabarabran are also kept reasonably flexible, however firm bookings may be made for some trips, such as any private "inside tours" of observatories, where available. • Sydney Harbour Ferry trip from Circular Quay to Given that most folks visiting OzSky generally stay up until Manly on the commuter ferry (much better than a the early hours of the morning observing, most of the dedicated Harbour Cruise!) optional day trips or activities will be planned to start • The Australian Reptile Park after midday, however some may require an earlier departure based on availability of bookings etc. • Taronga Zoo (also via ferry) • Bondi Beach Afternoon lectures and presentations are often enjoyed • Manly Beach on topics including general astronomy, prime observing • Palm Beach targets, Australian flora and fauna, geology aboriginal culture and more. • Royal Botanical Gardens • City Highlights Half-Day Tours Various day-hikes in the Warrumbungles National Park • Guided / Unguided Tours of the Old Sydney and Pilliga State Forest are also available for all fitness Observatory levels. It should be noted, however, that the region • SCUBA diving around Sydney suffered extreme bushfires back in January 2013 and while many of the popular hikes and tourism areas have • Sydney Aquarium been re-opened, many still show the impact of those • WildLife Sydney Zoo devastating bushfires, even today. • Featherdale Wildlife Park • Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb Information on many of the suggested walks is available from the local Tourist Information Office at • Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout Coonabarabran, however most of your official • Sydney Opera House volunteers will also be willing to offer first-hand • One of the many Harbour-side walks experience and advice about some of the more • The Rocks, Darling Harbour and Circular Quay popular destinations. • Customs House (amazing Scale Model of Sydney) • The Australian Museum • The Museum of Sydney • The Powerhouse Museum • The National Maritime Museum • Observing the Southern Night Skies... • The Art Gallery of NSW - Need I say more? • The Museum of Contemporary Art • Day/Overnight Trips to The Blue Mountains In case of inclement weather (which is strictly prohibited!) a series of additional talks or presentations • Jenolan Caves may be available, however if you have any talks or • Hunter Valley or Mudgee Winery tours (great to do presentations of your own which you'd like to present to before or after OzSky, or enroute). the group, we would be delighted to include you in the talks schedule. The OzSky Star Safari | [email protected] • Group Photo (Please wear your OzSky T-Shirt) • Guided Wildlife Tours • Group Photo (at night) - Trust me, the result is • World's Largest Solar System Scale Model (NOTE: awesome! Pluto is located at Dubbo!) • OzSky Welcome & Farewell BBQ Dinners (usually • Guided Birding Walks (early mornings are best) held on the second evening and last evening at • Pilliga Pottery (30-minute drive one way) OzSky) • The Wool Shop • *Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO), Siding • Coonabarabran Art Gallery Springs (NOTE: Closed shoes required) • Aboriginal cultural walks and tours • *Australia Telescope National Facility at Narrabri (NOTE: Closed shoes required) • Diprotodon display at the Visitor's Information Centre • The Sandstone Caves (Easy/Medium Hike, 2 hrs return) • Gem and mineral collection at Crystal Kingdom • Sculptures in the Scrub (Easy/Medium Hike, 2 hrs • Pilliga State Forest (30-minute drive, one way) return) • Warrumbungles National Park (30-minute drive, one • White Gum Lookout (Easy Hike, 1 hr return) way) • Grand High Tops (HARD Hike, 6 hrs return) • Mount Exmouth (HARD Hike, 6 hrs return) • Belougery Split Rock (Medium/Hard Hike, 4 hrs return) • *Tara Cave Aboriginal Cultural Guided Tour • Mt. Kaputar National Park (2-hour drive, one way) (bookings required, 3 hrs return) • Dubbo Zoo, Old Dubbo Gaol (2-hour drive, one way) • Natural Artesian Hot Spas at Pilliga, Burren Junction, Lightning Ridge and Moree • Lightning Ridge Opal Mines (4-hour drive, one way) • Southern Sky Orientation (first two evenings) • "The Dish" - Parkes 64m Radio Telescope (4-hour drive, one way) • Guided Sky Tours of the Southern Highlights (first two evenings, then by request) • Wine Tasting at regional Wineries • OzSky Official Opening / Site Orientation One of the day trips which OzSky attendees are • History of the OzSky Star Safari sometimes able to enjoy is a visit to one or more of the • Southern Skies Highlights - "Sky Candy" observatories at Siding Spring, including the impressive • The Myth of the "Perfect" Polar Alignment iTelescope* remote imaging facility, the 2.0m Faulkes • The Argo Navis™ Digital Telescope Computer Telescope South* and the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT)* if we are very lucky. • Venomous Australian Snakes • Spotty Stars As those facilities are fully operational professional • A Tale of Two Observatories observatories, the availability of tours is not guaranteed, • Blowing Bubbles - A Talk on Wolf Rayet Stars however every effort will be made to organise these where available. • Murrell's Horror List for Large Telescopes • Using a DSLR for Nightscapes However, the public visitor’s centre and viewing gallery • Australian Meteorite Impact Craters are both open from 10am – 4pm most days. * Important: If these or any of the similar tours are available for our group, fully enclosed shoes are required for safety reasons – Anyone not wearing closed-toed shoes will not be permitted to enter. Regardless of whether you choose to take the train to Dubbo, fly to Dubbo or Tamworth, or drive all the way from Sydney to Coonabarabran, you will need to drive at least part of the way to Coona. This guide sets out a few the most popular options and provides links to some handy online maps to get you there easily. Additionally, several guides to the suggested day trips and tours during the OzSky week are also included for your convenience. Oh, and just remember... we drive on the LEFT side of the road here in Oz! DUBBO TRAIN STATION to OzSky Please note: the following suggested driving directions This is the most popular option and assumes that you will are provided courtesy of Google Maps and generally take the train from Sydney to Dubbo and pick up a rental represent the route most people choose to take, car at Dubbo. The drive is easy and quite scenic, with a however a number of alternative options may be drive time of approximately 2 hours. available depending on your particular circumstances or preferences. If you use “Google Maps” on your smart phone or tablet, you can simply enter "The OzSky Star Safari" as the destination to get real-time, guided directions the whole way. If you're using other brands of mapping software - or a dedicated GPS navigator - you can enter the address: "882 Timor Road, Coonabarabran" as the destination to obtain directions. Note: Timor Road is sometimes also known as "National Park Road" or "John Renshaw Parkway" on some maps. This guide provides links to the driving directions for the following popular routes: • Dubbo Train Station to OzSky or Dubbo Airport to OzSky • Sydney Airport to OzSky or Sydney CBD to OzSky • Tamworth Airport to OzSky • Coona Clocktower to OzSky DUBBO AIRPORT to OzSky Alternatively, if you fly into Dubbo airport, you can find those driving directions here. The OzSky Star Safari | [email protected] SYDNEY AIRPORT to OzSky This is the second most popular option and assumes that COONA CLOCK TOWER to OzSky you will pick up a rental car at Sydney Airport and drive This is a route which you will likely be taking almost daily all the way to Coonabarabran. as it is the only route between Coonabarabran and our observing site. The drive time is less than 10 minutes. Once you have left the confines of the city, the drive is moderately easy, but long and extremely scenic, with a • From the Memorial Clock Tower on the Newell drive time of approximately 6 hours. Highway, head west on Dalgarno Street for 450 metres (0.3 miles). • Turn right onto Namoi Street and continue for 400 metres (0.2 miles). • Turn left onto Eden Street which becomes John Renshaw Parkway (aka Timor Road aka National Park Road) and follow for 8.5km (5.4 miles). • The OzSky Star Safari, (at the Warrumbungles Mountain Motel) will be on your right at 882 Timor Road, Coonabarabran NSW 2357 SYDNEY CBD To OzSky Alternatively, if you are planning on driving from Sydney CBD (assuming Railway Square), you can find those driving directions here TAMWORTH AIRPORT to OzSky This relatively unused route to OzSky is slowly growing in popularity and is provided here for reference only. This scenic route has a drive time of just over 2 hours. Location: 80 km (50mi) drive from OzSky Drive Time: 70-90 minutes (30km gravel) Duration: 2km loop (~2 hours) Grade: Easy/Medium Cost: Free (self-guided walk) Rating: Comments: Suggest taking food/drink as the location is quite remote. BBQ facilities are available, and it is a lovely place for a picnic lunch. One of the impressive astronomy-themed sculptures The Sculptures in the Scrub walking track, in Timallallie The Sculptures in the Scrub are one of the recent National Park, is one of our favourite hikes during OzSky additions to Warrumbungle Region’s landscape, and takes in the award-winning Sculptures in the officially opened to the public in 2010, and have Scrub, a project that was four years in the making. become a regular destination for OzSky Star Safari folks since then.
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