• 2008 – The Signal Station was restored and a replica flagstaff re-instated on the South rampart of the Fort wall for the Sydney Observatory 150th celebration.[1].
  • Sydney Observatory astronomer Dr Sarah Reeves shares her top tips on how to see tonight’s Geminids meteor shower - no matter where you are.
  • Powerhouse Museum acknowledges the Gadigal as the Traditional Custodians and the first astronomers of the land Sydney Observatory is situated on.
  • Once Sydney Observatory serves many functions - it serves for navigation, meteorology, precision timing and, of course, for the study of the stars of the southern sky.
  • Built in 1858, part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS), Sydney. Tweeting news & views by astronomers, staff and curators at Sydney Observatory.
  • Open for Sydney Observatory Tours and monthly for Sydney Observatory Lates program while the site is undergoing heritage maintenance works.
  • The Sydney Observatory is home to a working refracting lens telescope which has been in use for over 135 years.
  • Experience an intimate guided tour of the iconic Sydney Observatory, a heritage-listed site atop the highest natural point in Sydney Cove.
  • If you would like to explore inside of the Observatory compound and enter the Observatory itself you can book a Sydney Observatory Tour.