The Cosmos Centre & Observatory
Qantas Drive
$5 during the day; $23 for telescope viewing.
4 km from town center
An Astronomy Centre which has displays and interactive exhibits during the day. It has an evening outdoor telescope viewing through three powerful 12-inch Meade telescopes. Book ahead for the Observatory Session, and dress warmly as outback nights are very cold April to September. Join the guides on short talk about shooting and falling stars, the quirky and unusual planets, creating colours with Hubble. There is also a movie and seven hands-on displays.