Join Greg Bryant, former Editor of Australian Sky & Telescope, to bring you eclipse expertise, the latest on Australian astronomy, and a behind-the-scenes look at the innovative instrumentation and research found in Oz. We’ll orient ourselves in Sydney. Then off to Australia’s astronomy corridor. We’ll visit “The Dish” at Parkes and the Siding Spring Observatory at Coonabarabran. Then West to Perth where we’ll board our cruise (the next day, April 17). This pre-cruise trip is limited to 35 guests.
Price is $4,650 per person (pp) (add $750 for singles) and includes: five (5) hotel nights; five (5) breakfasts; four (4) lunches; three (3) dinners; two (2) cocktail receptions; entrance to all activities mentioned: 2.5-hour luncheon cruise of Sydney Harbor; Scenic World, Parkes Observatory, Siding Spring Observatory (YouTube video), two night-time star gazings); and, all transportaion between sites, including a charter flight at end of this trip to Perth. The add’l. deposit for this trip is $500 pp.
| DAY | PORT | START | END | MEETING TIMES |
| WED., APRIL 12 | SYDNEY — Pre-cruise tour starts | 12 Noon | — | Luncheon cruise onboard yacht; 5pm cocktail reception |
| THUR., APRIL 13 | SYDNEY | — | — | Free day in Sydney; 5pm cocktail reception |
| FRI., APRIL 14 | BLUE MOUNTAINS & SCENIC WORLD | 9am | 4pm | Breakfast, lunch, dinner incl. (BLD); night star gazing |
| SAT., APRIL 15 | PARKES OBSERVATORY | 9am | 7pm | BLD; 8:30pm telescope observations |
| SUN., APRIL 16 | SIDING SPRING OBSERVATORY | 9am | 9pm | BLD; fly to Perth; transfers from Perth airport —> hotel —> ship incl. |