SPECIAL POI: Crago Observatory

Crago Observatory is the The Astronomical Society of NSW (ASNSW)’s “local” dark sky observing site at Bowen Mountain, located a short distance from the northern end of Lt Bowen Road.The Observatory consists of a large rotating dome housing a high class 16” ƒ/7 Dobsonian Telescope, fitted with Argo Navis and ServoCAT as well as a wide range of eyepieces and star charts available for use with the telescope.
The stargazing nights can be seen on the ASNSW Web Site calender at http://www.asnsw.com/node/1170
For some more history of the observitory go to the Astronomical Society of NSW web site or Bown Mountain community web site http://www.bowenmountain.org.au/bowen-mountain/crago-observatory/