TOURS

Tour Options

Click here for the full range of half, full day and pre & post touring options available.

Date: Sunday, 23 July 2006

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Cost: AUD2.00 per person, all Children under 16 are free

Meet at the Visitor Centre, Observatory Gate

Phone: +61 3 9252 2429
Bookings are not required.
Group bookings can be made by special arrangement.

Experience the Old Melbourne Observatory at your Own Pace
This fascinating hands-on self-guided walk will take you on a journey through the history of the Observatory - the people who lived and worked there and how they shaped the city of Melbourne. In the telescope houses you will have the opportunity to sit at a replica 1800s workstation and experience the tasks the Observatory workers undertook.

At Swinburne University's Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing

Date: Friday, 28 July 2006

Time: 10:00 - 13:00 (includes Morning Tea)

Cost: AUD10.00 per person

Swinburne University of Technology invites delegates of IPS2006 to spend a half-day with the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing. The Centre is one of Australia's newest, largest and most rapidly growing astronomy research groups, with a very strong focus on public education. We have a range of exciting activities planned, including demonstrations of our 3D Virtual Reality Theatre and tours of the Swinburne Supercomputer facility. Plus there will be plenty of opportunities to talk to the Centre's astronomers about their work. We are looking forward to sharing our fascination for the Universe with you. Participants are to meet in the Lobby of the Carlton Crest Hotel at 09:00 and a guide will coordinate your transfer to Swinburne University.

Please book this tour via the Conference Registration Form.

Date: Saturday, 29 July to Friday, 4 August 2006
Cost per person: Single AUD1,730.00 / Twin AUD1,290.00 / Triple AUD1,185.00

This tour will commence and conclude in Sydney and will include several significant astronomical sites in the state of New South Wales. It is here that a great deal of Australian astronomical research is concentrated and many of the sites have familiar names because of their significant discoveries and contributions to astronomy over many decades.

Click here for full details and bookings.