$163, $158 for Members, $144 Concession

Date:  Friday 24-Mar-2023
Single session (Ended)
Time 12:00pm for 10 hr
Venue:
Facilitator: Barry Ross

Bus trip. Board a luxury minibus for a trip into the middle of the Pinnacles Desert. Stopping at Lancelin around 2.30pm to visit a bakery, we'll take a short walk to the lookout, and maybe visit the pub for a drink (each at own cost). Then a 50-minute drive to Hangover Bay where we'll enjoy a bush tucker/bush medicine walk and a walk on the beach. After that we'll drive to the Pinnacles and while we wait for the stars and planets to arrive we'll enjoy a traditional Australian barbeque dinner in the Pinnacles Desert with a glass of Swan Valley wine as we watch the sun set over the Indian Ocean. Telescopes and Astro binoculars for star gazing are supplied, allowing you to see the planets and stars and our moon in great detail. There is also the option to attach your smartphone to the telescope to take stunning pictures of the moon. There will also be storytelling from Indigenous astronomy including an explanation of the creation of the universe. Meet at Prinsep Road, Melville at 12.15pm for a 12.30pm departure. Book by 28 February.