A TRAVELLER’S CHECKLIST

Getting REX (rex.com.au) there flies from Sydney to car Dubbo at Dubbo and for Broken the two-hour Hill. Rent drive a to WARRUMBUNGLE NATIONAL PARK the Half (nationalparks.nsw.gov.au). Day City Heritage Explorer Join tour with AWAY TOURS in Broken Hill to see more of the Heritagelisted town. awaytours.com.au Staying there SKYWATCH OBSERVATORY (skywatchobservatory.com.au) costs $150 per night and includes a country breakfast. Retreat to BROKEN HILL OUTBACK RESORT’s comfor table cabins after your nighttime adventures. brokenhilloutbackresort.com.au Stargazing there

Start your tour of the universe in Dubbo at the DUBBO OBSERVATORY (dubboobservatory.com). DARK SKY TRAVELLER (darkskytraveller.com.au) runs daytime tours of Siding Spring Observatory everyThursday and Saturday, or visit during STARFEST over the October long weekend.To see the astronomy experiences on offer at WARRUMBUNGLE OBSERVATORY visit tenbyobservatory.com. Hang out with

the Stars is OUTBACK ASTRONOMY ’s (outbackastronomy.com.au) most popular sky show and runs from Thursday to Sunday in winter. Pop into Parkes to see the CSIRO Radio Telescope, star of the movie The Dish, or the six 22-metre antennas used for radio astronomy at Narrabri Observatory.