Light Pollution is a captivating collaboration between several partners, including Astrotourism WA. Scitech’s new gallery is spotlighting how light pollution affects Western Australia’s wildlife and night sky. Part of Scitech’s Here, There and Everywhere gallery, the...
Night sky over Glenfield Homestead Ruins in the Shire of Northam, Western Australia Western Australia is making history for protecting our country’s precious dark night skies. Astrotourism WA and DarkSky International are helping communities in Western Australia...
Stargazing in the heart of Perth to highlight WA’s world-class night sky. The first successful event attracts keen astro enthusiasts. When you think of stargazing, it’s not often you think of it in the heart of a capital city. At 400 hectares in size, Kings Park is...
The first Goldfields regional location begins dark sky tourism exploration. Menzies has iconic locations for astro-enthusiasts. Stunning locations across the Shrie of Menzies are iconic destinations for stargazing enthusiasts. Menzies, the first Goldfields town on...
The night sky is something everyone should be able to see. It is humanity’s connection to something far bigger than planet Earth. However, the view of the stars is disappearing rapidly around the world due to the increase of artificial light at night, more commonly...
Western Australia’s second total solar eclipse in five years will cross our coastline on 22 July 2028. It’s only four years until the spectacle of the Moon’s shadow is once again cast over WA. Exmouth was the ideal location to see the most recent total solar eclipse...
The winners of the 2023 Astrofest Astrophotography Competition and Exhibition were announced at last month’s Astrofest held at Curtin University in Perth. The winner of the Best Astrotourism WA Nightscape Award was Virat Shah for his image entitled “Desert Dreams”....
Embark on a celestial journey with us as we explore the wonders of the night sky and the best stargazing in 2024. Discover the magic of constellations, planets, and meteor showers in settings that elevate the art of stargazing. Whether you’re a seasoned astronomer or...
Students studying Travel and Tourism at Perth’s North Metropolitan TAFE have worked with five Astrotourism Towns in regional WA to develop innovative visitor packages. The Dark Sky Tourism Product Development Project is an initiative between North Metropolitan TAFE...
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