Cardboard Planetarium for Sydney Observatory’s 150th!

Observatory Hill, Sydney

Roll up, roll up, Sydneysiders! In honor of their 150th Anniversary celebrations, Sydney Observatory has commissioned Kirsten Bradley to create one of her Solar-Powered Cardboard Planetaria as part of the general festivities on Observatory Hill.

A chance to contemplate the night sky of 1858, from the comfort of a Solar-Powered Cardboard Planetarium… in the auspicious surrounds of the Sydney Observatory Gardens, atop Observatory Hill. Bring a picnic. Bring your friends. And bring a kid, if you can find, borrow or hire one…

The Observatory grounds will be open from 10am-4pm each day of the June Long Weekend (7th-9th June 2008) and, in addition to the Solar-Powered Cardboard Planetarium, I believe you will be able to view the Sun through filtered telescopes set up on the grounds, see inside bits of the Observatory that you usually cannot, do other stuff and generally take in the gobsmacking view of Sydney harbor, while contemplating the firmament above from your picnic rug and intermittently toasting the universe. Cheers!

Details: http://thejunefox.blogspot.com/2008/05/cardboard-planetarium-at-sydney_29.html

Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 10:00am End Time: Monday, June 9, 2008 at 4:00pm Location: Sydney Observatory Gardens Street: Observatory Hill, the Rocks City/Town: Sydney, Australia