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Status of tonight's sky show
No Show on Tonight
Enquiries phone +61 0427 055 225
(11am to 5pm daily - Broken Hill is in the same time zone same as Adelaide, South Australia)
Time Zone in Broken Hill, Australia
Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) in Broken Hill is equal to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) +10.5 hours (October, November, December, January, February, March)
Daylight saving time begins at 2am on the first Sunday in October. Clocks are put forward one hour. It ends at 2am (3am Daylight Saving Time) on the first Sunday in April. Clocks are put back one hour.
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) in Broken HIll is equal to UTC +9.5 hours (April, May, June, July, August, September)
What People Say About the Experience
Such a fantastic experience! I didn’t realise there was so much to see and learn about the night sky until I saw it through binoculars. It’s something we take for granted every night! (we had) a very approachable and knowledgeable guide – (they)
What a wonderful night. The vastness of the starry night spread out above us as Linda informs and entertains, all wrapped up on cold nights in a sleeping bag, whilst being warmed by a thermos of hot chocolate.
Close up views of distant
Latest Blog Posts
A special sight for many visitors to Broken Hill is the “fast moving star” – the glint of light that seems to move amongst stars.
This is how many city people are introduced to satellites... Read More
An Aussie space agency is being spoken about out loud!
It was just the other evening at a sky show on the 5th or 6th July – either Not Phased! or was it Moon Tonight –... Read More
Will there be an Australian Space Agency soon?
That’s an ASA, no “N”.
Let’s hope so.
If you are one of Australia’s hot, bright, young stars, not the luminous plasma type in... Read More
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