Reviews

  Donna was super knowledgeable, we were lucky to arrive on Green comet night. Super set up and Donna sent through some pictures via email after the evening

  Very interesting and informative host – Brad was an excellent source of information and the only disappointment was the full moon which provided a very bright night sky! Looked great but not for stargazing!!

  Starry eyed fun for all ages ? – A fun and informative night. Thank you Donna, Kyle and Gary for sharing your passion with us. We can’t wait to return when the big telescope is up and running.… read more

  See it with your own eyes! – After seeing the professional telescopes at Siding Springs (in the daytime), or visiting the Warrumbungles National Park, a visit to Milroy Observatory is highly recommended. Donna is a knowledgeable guide… read more to the heavens, and you get to look through a real telescope (something that professional astronomers don’t do, these days).
Milroy Observatory is about 15 minutes from Coonabarabran, in Australia’s Dark Sky park – well worth the trip. Hint: On iPhone, enter "Milroy Observatory" into Apple Maps, and it will take you straight there!

  Star gazing – A great way to learn about and see the stars. Would definitely recommend a visit as it is a great place to see the stars in the sky. Loved Donna’s… read more enthusiasm

  Breathtaking Magic. – Our experience at Milroy Observatory was amazing. Kyle, our intrepid guide was fanatic. Knowledge, friendly and helpful. We had wonderful weather, a clear night, and the… read more stars and moon were glorious in their beauty. Seeing the number and colour of the stars around us was a sobering and wondrous sight.
We would highly recommend this experience to any who are able to take it, whilst on a trip to Coonabarabran. For us, it was the highlight of our stay.

  Brilliant clear night. Had fun counting satellites and shooting stars in between taking turns on telescope. Kyle was so informative and accomodating. Highly recommend to night sky lovers. Bring a… read more jacket. Even in summer

  Accessible, Informative, Fun – Would absolutely recommend! Went with my deaf friend and not only were they amazingly informative and friendly, especially with how they answered all of our questions, they were also super… read more accomodating and made did not heistate to repeat and do everything they could to ensure accessibility was achieved. a wonderful experience all round.

  Absolutely excellent evening – An absolutely excellent evening observing the planets and stars. Donna is so knowledgeable and good at communicating her knowledge. The two helpers were great, helping us to view the heavens… read more through the telescopes. A lovely atmosphere was created for our group of strangers. Wonderful experience. Thank you.

  We had a very enjoyable night viewing the stars, planets and galaxies. The night sky was spectacular and Donna provided so much interesting information about what we were seeing. Thoroughly… read more worth it.

  Amazing experience – Weather had been temperamental all day but cleared up for the evening. Easy to find and check in. Amazing sights and many stars, Martial polar ice caps, bands of Jupiter,… read more star clusters and nebulae. Donna is very knowlegable.

  Donna provided an awesome and very engaging experience. Thoroughy enjoyed the whole evening. the 2 hours went past in a flash.

  Highly recommended – The experience was awesome. She was so good that my entire family enjoyed and learn from her. Looking ahead to getting back next year.

  She is very good with children. Our experience was unbelievable. Her knowledge is tremendous and every question was answered. I recommend this experience for everyone big or small

  AWESOME!! – Have attended stargazing with the team at Milroy Observatory at least 5 times. NEVER gets old!! It is funny, educational and breathtakingly awe inspiring to see the stars, the moon… read more and distant galaxies. A MUST DO event when in Coonabarabran

  A spectacular night under the stars! – A wonderful, enormously humbling evening learning about the insignificance of our existence here on the Big Blue. Can’t rate the guys that took us on a tour of the cosmos… read more any higher.

Might have just been me, but would have loved to have met Donna the Astronomer just to dap her up and tell her what a great name she has. But a small grievance in an otherwise spellbinding experience.

  Great 75 minutes if you are a novice to astronomy. Donna wasn’t there when I attended, and I was a bit disappointed at the level of knowledge of the presenters,… read more and that the big telescope was closed. (this wan’t stated in any of the online information I read).
It could be an idea to promote some sessions that outline different levels of information provided, and who will be facilitating the session?

  Definitely worth a visit. A very clear view of the heavens and it helps to have someone explain all the different planets, galaxies etc.

  We loved this experience! We did a short Central West NSW road trip from Sydney over a few days, and we mainly headed to Coonabarabran (from Orange) for the night… read more sky viewing (although the Warrumbungle Nat Park was also amazing!). I am so glad we made the time for this and we were so lucky we had an incredibly clear night. Branioc was very informative and engaging–he’s clearly very passionate!

  My daughter and I had a wonderful experience viewing objects in the night sky! The clouds were dancing around the stars but your team were patient and made the experience… read more excellent, we are glad they persisted ! Would highly Recommend this experience to anyone visiting Coonabarabran!