Ballarat Municipal Observatory
This Observatory, situated at Mount Pleasant in Ballarat, was established on the initiative and with the financial support of James Oddie, and was formally opened to the public in 1886. When Oddie presented the Observatory to the people of Ballarat, it became the first municipal observatory in Australia.
The Ballarat Observatory has one of the best collections of telescopes in Regional Australia featuring 3D Astrotour movies and viewing through the telescopes.
Discover The Amazing Universe 3D Movies and viewing at the telescopes.
There are items for sale at the Observatory including books, calenders, mugs, planispheres. The 2011 yearbook is now available.