A typical evening visit starts with a welcome by professional astronomers, followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of research buildings, viewing the labs where instruments for the Giant Magellan Telescope are being built, our Laser Space Debris Telescope, a 250kg meteorite, Professor Brian Schmidt's Nobel Prize and more.

A stargazing session using our outreach telescopes is followed by a Question & Answer session with astronomers.

Students may also participate in hands-on activities in the Visitor Centre.

Objects observed will depend on the scheduled date – in the event of cloudy weather stargazing will be substituted for other age-appropriate activities.