Hive Presents: The Astronomical Day

Exhibitions and Shows

Hive presents a day of wonder, looking outwards to decode the universe. The day begins at Hive with an all-ages planetarium show at 11am, followed by a free public talk ‘who cares about space weather'. As the Dial Range falls into the evening shadow, we gather at Mt Gnomon Farm for an indoor astronomy talk and weather permitting, stargazing through telescopes provided
People stargazing at Mt Gnomon Farm with Hive
Astronomy presentation presented by Hive
families stargazing in the Dial Range NW Tasmania inland from Penguin as part of Science week
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Information

Website

www.hivetasmania.com.au/events

Address

50 Main St, Tasmania, 7315

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