Visiting 'the Dish'
Star of the movie 'The Dish', the 64 m Parkes radio telescope in the central west of New South Wales, Australia, is a great place to visit.
View ArticleParkes Radio Telescope group bookings
The Parkes Radio Telescope Visitors Discovery Centre is a must for all groups travelling through the Central West NSW region. Our group programs are tailored to primary and secondary students, seniors...
View ArticleOne small step in the search for moonwalk tapes
The world will get the first glimpse of what the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk really looked like thanks to the exceptional footage taken from Australian telescopes on 21 July (Australian time) 1969.
View ArticleAbout 'the Dish'
CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope is a 64-m diameter parabolic dish used for radio astronomy.
View ArticleThe Dish - Visitors Discovery Centre Group Booking Form
The Visitors Discovery Centre at The Dish specifically caters to a wide range of groups. (1 page)
View ArticleCSIRO Parkes radio telescope: teachers visit information
The following information provides background information for teachers planning a school excursion to the CSIRO Parkes radio telescope. (1 page)
View ArticleThe Parkes radio telescope fact sheet
Read the facts about CSIRO’s Parkes telescope, a 64-m diameter parabolic dish used for radio astronomy. (2 pages)
View ArticleOnline Shop
The Parkes radio telescope shop offers a variety of good quality astronomy and space science educational resources and souvenirs.
View ArticleSchool holiday fun at the Dish
The Parkes radio telescope is running a series of free activities throughout January.
View ArticleVenue hire
The Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre provides venue hire, including catering.
View ArticleVirtual Tour of the Parkes Observatory Radio Telescope
Use this virtual tour to explore CSIRO’s Parkes Observatory, a radio telescope observatory, 20 kilometres north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia.
View ArticleVirtual Tour of the Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre
Use this virtual tour to explore CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope visitors centre, 20 kilometres north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia.
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