About this location
- Where
off the Newell Highway, 585 Telescope Road, Parkes NSW 2870
- Cost
- Free entry
- Accessibility
- Welcomes people with access needs
- Facilities
- Car park
- Coach Parking
- Enquiry Desk
- Family Friendly
- Interactive Centre
- Lawn / Gardens
- Non-Smoking
- Parents Room
- Pet Friendly - Enquire
- Picnic Area
- Public Toilet
- Shop / Gift Shop
Contact details
The Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre is the place to learn more about Australia's role in radio astronomy. Discover what makes this part of the world a great place to explore the Universe! See the iconic Murriyang, the Parkes radio telescope, plus interactive exhibits, out-of-this-world souvenirs, accessible playground and picnic area, and a ticketed 3D theatre. Murriyang operates every day, all day, capturing radio light from distant galaxies, pulsars and fast radio bursts. It even occasionally supports space missions, most famously the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Regular upgrades means it is still one of the best telescopes in the world and the largest single-dish radio telescope in the southern hemisphere dedicated to astronomy research.
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off the Newell Highway, 585 Telescope Road, Parkes NSW 2870
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