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Space Place at Carter Observatory

Space Place at Carter Observatory

Te rohe - Location
40 Salamanca Road Wellington Botanic Gardens Kelburn Wellington

Ngā haora mahi - Opening hours
During public school terms:
Tuesday 4pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 11pm
Saturday 10am - 11pm
Sunday 10am - 5:30pm

During public school holidays:
Open daily from 10 am. Closes at 5:30pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Closes at 11pm Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

New Zealand's longest-serving national observatory - celebrating the stories of the Southern Skies through:

- A new multimedia exhibition

- Digital full-dome planetarium

- Public programmes and special events

- Curriculum-based learning programmes for schools

- Heritage book and astromical artefact collection

- Telescope viewing: daytime solar viewing and evening stargazing sessions (weather dependent)

Ngā momo kohinga -
Collection Strengths

Natural history and sciences

Social history

Ngā wāhi -
Facilities

  • Reference library

  • Public programmes

  • Membership club

  • Wheelchair access

  • Function space

  • Parking

  • Shop

  • Other facilities

    Multimedia Exhibition/ Digital Full-Dome Planetarium /Heritage Building/ Heritage Telescopes /Learning Programmes /Venue for Daytime and Evening Events/ Special Events and Programmes

Whakapā mai -
Contact

Kei te mahere -
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