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SATURN, JEWEL OF THE NIGHT

SKY HOLIDAY PROGRAM

930 April 2011Its 50 years since the rst manned Space fight and the planet

Saturn will be easily visible in the constellation o Virgothroughout the month. Visit day or night!

April skies at a glanceNew Moon 4 April, 12.32am

First Quarter 11 April, 10.05pm

Full Moon 18 April, 12.44pm

Last Quarter 25 April, 12.47pm

Saturn is visible in the East rom 6.30pm every night.

Night tours available at Sydney Observatory every evening! See over or details.

Day programs3-D Space Theatre and telescope tour

New sessions in Korean and Spanish! Explore the galaxyin our interactive 3-D Space Theatre. All English language

sessions eature a short presentation on the Square Kilometre

Array. 30 minutes duration.

10.30am In Korean: Elysium 7: A Voyage to Marsand After Stars

11.00am Elysium 7: A Voyage to Marsand telescope dome tour

12noon After Starsand telescope dome tour

2.30pm Detectiveand telescope dome tour

3.00pm In Spanish: Elysium 7and After Stars

3.30pm The Little Thingsand telescope dome tour

4.15pm Einsteins Universe, Evolution: the Life Cycle of Stars

and Spinning in Space(triple eature, ages 10 years and over).

Cost per show: $7 adult, $5 child/concession, $20 family offour, Powerhouse members free (limit one session per day).

Bookings not required.

Daily

3-D Space Theatre and extreme planetarium tour

Explore the universe in the beanbag planetarium, discover

the weather in the Solar System with the Extreme Places3-D

Space Theatre show and tour the telescope dome.

Cost: $10 adult, $7 child/concession, $27 family,

$5 Powerhouse members.

Monday to Friday,

1.30pm 2.30pm

Sydneys historic time ballSee the historic time ball drop at precisely 1pm every day.

Daily, 1pm

Make a model o Saturn

Drop in anytime rom 11am to 2pm to watch our awesome

slide show on Saturn then use crat materials to make a model

o Saturn to paint, decorate and take home.

Cost: $5 child, member child $3. Ages 312 years.

Monday to Friday,11am 2pm

Vacation day care excursions

Arrive at 11am or LEGO un and outside telescope viewing,

ollowed by a 3-D Space Theatre show and beanbag planetarium

session. Complete the day with a crat activity to take home!Cost: $7 child, ideal group size 40.

Bookings essential at sydneyobservatory.com or02 9921 3485.

11am 12.30pm

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Day programs (continued)Digging up the past

Become a hands-on archaeological detective and explore the

history o Fort Phillip and Sydney Observatory. See some recent

fnds rom the 2008 excavations onsite!

Cost: $20 child, $15 member child. Ages 712 years.

Bookings essential: sydneyobservatory.com or 02 9921 3485.

9 and 12 April,

10.30am 12.30pm

Space engineering workshop

Test your engineering skills in this ull day workshop or buddingspace engineers. Launch a water-powered rocket, build a landing

capsule or an egg-astronaut and build a MadLab electronics circuit

board gadget to take home. Pizza lunch is included!

Cost: $75 child, $65 member child. Ages 915 years.

Bookings essential: sydneyobservatory.com or 02 9921 3485.

13 and 20 April,

10am 4pm

Mini-astronaut party day

Drop in any time between 10am and 1pm to collect your activity

passport! Check out the special LEGO City Space area and

construct your very own space shuttle or the chance to win the

new LEGO City Space range, valued at over $200. Go on a 3-Dvoyage in the Space Theatre, dress-up as an astronaut and take

your picture in ront o a space backdrop, have your ace painted,

launch a water powered rocket, and make an alien rom recycled

materials to take home. Includes Telescope dome tour.

Cost: $10 child, $8 member child, accompanying adults and

under 3 year olds free. Ages 47 years, no bookings required.

14 April,

10am 2pm

LEGO Club members

get discounted entryplus an exclusive LEGO

City Astronaut keyring

Night programsRings o Saturn pizza nights perect or young amilies

Explore the night sky with a visit to the telescope dome, see

a show in the 3-D Space Theatre and enjoy pizza, drinks and a

Milky Way or dessert! I the weather is overcast there will be aplanetarium session oered and a star map workshop.

Cost: $30 adult, $27 concession., $25 child, $85 family.

Members: $25 adult, $22 concession, $20 child, $72 family.

Bookings essential: sydneyobservatory.com or 02 9921 3485

11 and 19 April,

6pm 7.45pm

Saturn night ever open night

This is the perect night to see both Saturn and the gibbous Moon

in the constellation o Virgo Goddess o Justice. Plus enjoy disco

tunes. Food rom Ca Express is available to purchase.

Regular night tours cost applies, see below.

Book for express entry: sydneyobservatory.com or

02 9921 3485. Last entry is 9pm.

16 April,

6pm 10pm

Regular night toursCome along to one o our regular night sessions. Telescope

viewing, plus enjoy a 3-D Space Theatre session.

Cost: $17 adult, $14 concession, $10 child, $47 family.

Members: $15 adult, $8 child, $37 family.

Book for express entry: sydneyobservatory.com or02 9921 3485.

Every night,6.15pm and

8.15pm

www.sydneyobservatory.comWatson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks

Bookings & Inormation: (02) 9921 3485