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We visited Mudgee observatory on Saturday. It's set a fair way away from the main town down a long dirt track and hidden by two hills. Despite the small bush fire adding a little smoke to the atmosphere we still got a magnificent view of the night sky …

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It really is quite amazing how much difference a pair of binoculars makes to the whole process. The stars where not quite as forthcoming as they where in the wilds of the Whitesunday's but thanks to Fliss' expert orienteering we had a successful scope of the heavens before …

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Today we visited Parkes observatory. It seems since the film "The Dish" it has become quite a tourist attraction. We eschewed the opportunity for breakfast at hotel and instead dined on pancakes with a lovely view of the the main radio telescope. The science displays where relatively basic …

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Star gazing has been curtailed for the day on account of the clouds that have descended over Parkes for the day. However this didn't stop us visiting the town and eating some hearty $10 T-Bones before retiring for the evening. We visit "The Dish" tomorrow morning and possibly …

Today is our last day in the mountains. We went to Leura Cascade yesterday which starts as a little stream and some minor waterfalls before tumbling off a rather spectacular cliff to the valley bellow. Today we drive off to Parkes which should give us some good views as we …