The Astronomy and Science Centre, located at Victoria Park, top end of Piper Street, East Tamworth (see map below), is open to TRAC members and the public at the following times:
Admission to the Centre is $10.00 per adult. School students and TRAC members enter for free.
For enquiries about group bookings and other session times, please email or telephone the Club - click here for contact details.
Interactive displays including telescopes, minerals and megafauna, kiddies table, planetarium theatre and much more! Telescope viewings are subject to weather conditions. Please note that COVID-19 rules apply in accordance with current NSW Government regulations.
- UPDATES: The Centre will be open 10:00 am to 2:00 pm from Saturday 18 to Saturday 25 January 2025 during the Country Music Festival.
- Tickets and information about the Len Waters/TRAC 'Night Amongst the Stars' evenings on 20, 22 and 24 January 2025 are available by clicking/tapping here.
- Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm for inspections of displays, including solar telescope viewings.
- Thursday evenings from 5:00 pm for Standard Time, 6:00 pm Daylight Saving Time for our working group meetings, including telescope viewings. Every third Thursday of the month is a 'Tech Night' with a focus on a particular topic. (Please note, viewing is not possible until after dark, around 7-8 pm in Summer.).
- The first Saturday of each month (apart from January) for TRAC's Public Event Nights from 6:00 pm. The next will be held on Saturday, 1 February, 2025. 6:00 pm social, tea/coffee/biscuits/drinks available (token charges). 7:00 pm astronomy/science presentation followed by telescope viewing (weather cooperating!). We'll have optical viewing telescopes and the 34 inch Hewitt Camera looking at galaxies, nebulas, clusters, comets, etc. Don't forget to bring a jacket as summer evenings can still become cool.
- Every third Sunday of the month from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm along with the Tamworth and District Model Engineers miniature railway public running days.
Admission to the Centre is $10.00 per adult. School students and TRAC members enter for free.
For enquiries about group bookings and other session times, please email or telephone the Club - click here for contact details.
Interactive displays including telescopes, minerals and megafauna, kiddies table, planetarium theatre and much more! Telescope viewings are subject to weather conditions. Please note that COVID-19 rules apply in accordance with current NSW Government regulations.
