| Address | Culgoora Road,
Narrabri
New South Wales, 2390, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to CSIRO Australia Telescope Narrabri | | Telephone Enquiries : | 02-6790 4070 |
The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), at the Narrabri Observatory, is an array of six 22 metre dish antennas used for radio astronomy. It is located about 25 km west of the town of Narrabri in rural NSW (about 500 km north-west of Sydney). It is operated by the Australia Telescope National Facility, a division of CSIRO. Visits by the general public are always welcome!
Associated with the Telescope is a Visitors Centre where you can view the telescope. There are also a number of new interactive displays and a video's to watch.
The Visitors Centre is staffed by arrangement for group visits, contact Jo Ph:0267 904000
Admission is free. There is a barbeque area available for public use. The visitors centre is at the edge of a dry woodland environment. Kangaroos and galahs are plentiful. Occasionally emus, echidnas and (very occasionally) koalas can be seen.
CSIRO has recently installed new displays at the Australia Telescope Visitor Centre.
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| Activity | Astronomy. | | Entity Facility | BBQ Facilities, Car park, Coach Parking, Interpretive Centre, Picnic Area, Public Toilet, Shaded Area. | | Experience | Educational Tourism, Flora/Fauna. |
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