The Heights Observatory is a joint facility operated in conjunction with The Heights School located at Modbury Heights, north east of Adelaide.
The observatory is primarily used by school students to gain hands-on experience with their Astronomy studies, but the Society also holds public viewing nights once a month.
Public Viewing Nights
Public viewing nights at The Heights Observatory are held monthly. Bookings are not required. Simply turn up on the night at the advertised starting time (8pm or 8:30pm during daylight savings). The public viewing dates for 2015 are:
- Friday 24 April 2015
- Friday 22 May 2015
- Friday 26 June 2015
- Friday 24 July 2015
- Friday 21 August 2015
- Friday 18 September 2015
- Friday 23 October 2015
- Friday 20 November 2015
- Friday 18 December 2015
The following admission fees are payable to attend a public viewing night:
- Adults: $10
- Children under 15 years: $3
Viewing nights will only proceed if the weather is suitable. If in doubt please confirm by visiting the ASSA website or call 8338 1231 before making any plans to attend a viewing session.
About The Heights Observatory
The Heights Observatory consists of two observatory buildings. The Papaelia Observatory is a traditional domed observatory housing a 14-inch f/10 Meade LX200 GPS ACF Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. The Ingham Family Rooms is a roll-off roof building that doubles as a classroom for students studying astronomy. It contains a superior quality 12.5″ Ritchey-Chrétien Cassegrain telescope from Optical Guidance Systems on a Losmandy HGM 200 mount. In addition to the permanent observatory buildings, The Heights Observatory also has a large portable 16-inch Meade reflecting telescope, a 10-inch Dobsonian and a variety of other visual and imaging equipment.
The Heights Observatory is located in the grounds of The Heights School at Modbury Heights. Enter via the driveway on Augustus Street and park adjacent to the oval.
To find out more information visit the Astronomical Society of South Australia website.
What: The Heights Observatory Public Viewing Nights
When: Once a Month (see 2015 dates above)
Where: The Heights School | Augustus St., Modbury Heights
Who: All Ages
At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.
Image source: The Adelaide Observatory website.
