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 Macquarie University, Sydney
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Joined February 2012
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A message for our Observatory community From Monday 5 October 2026, the MQ Astronomical Observatory will pause public and private viewing sessions for a planned period of renewal, expected to run into early 2027.
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We can't wait to welcome you back to a brighter, stronger Observatory in 2027. Thank you for your patience and support! ✨
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Tonight's Public Observing Session (29th August 2026) is ON!
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Tonight's public observing session (Saturday 20th June) will go ahead as scheduled! 🤩✨🔭🪐 Please note that this session is now fully sold out.
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Friday 19th June) due to cloud cover. ☁ We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Saturday 13th June) due to cloud cover. ☁ We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Friday 12th June) due to cloud cover. ☁ We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨
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Tonight's public observing session (Saturday 6th June) will go ahead as scheduled! 🤩✨🔭🪐
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Friday 5th June) due to cloud cover. ☁ We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨
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Tonight's public observing session (Saturday 30th May) will go ahead as scheduled! 🤩✨🔭🪐
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Friday 29th May) due to poor weather conditions. ☁ We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Saturday 23rd May) due to poor weather conditions. ☁ We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Friday 22nd May) due to poor weather conditions. ☁ We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Saturday 16th May) due to poor weather conditions. ☁ We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Friday 15th May) due to poor weather conditions. We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! 📷📷
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Tonight's public observing session (Saturday 9th May) will go ahead as scheduled! 🤩✨🔭🪐
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Tonight's public observing session (Friday 8th May) will go ahead as scheduled! 🤩✨🔭🪐
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Unfortunately we must cancel tonight's public observing session (Saturday 2nd May) due to significant predicted cloud cover. We look forward to seeing you at the Observatory on another day! ✨✨
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