Astronomy expert, Greg Quicke, also known as  #SpaceGandalf, says the town’s dark skies are ideal for stargazing, thanks to its 300-plus cloudless nights and “perfect” location. Broome is located perfectly on our planet to see the best of both the Southern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a pretty special place.

Here’s what you can expect from Quicke’s Astro Tours.

Starting between 6pm and 8pm, guests sit in a semi-circle at a moonlit location in the Kimberley scrub, about 20 minutes out of town. Some 17 telescopes, both large and small, sit nearby, pointed towards the skies in wait. But before guests can discover what lies beyond, Quicke talks about his celestial world.

Armed with a bright laser, he traces the movement of familiar and unusual sounding stars and planets. The light first is flashed on the brightest star, Sirius and then the brightest planet, Venus. At some point in the evening you’ll learn the difference between a shooting star and a comet (after all those nights spent staring at stars from his swag, he’s an expert), and then you’ll step up to the telescopes. Some are so large they have a ladder leading up to them; the most powerful of them revealing the finer details of the moon’s surface and Saturn’s concentric rings.

After a farewell cup of hot chocolate, guests leave with a greater understanding of astronomy and a little more in awe of all those celestial wonders in Broome’s night skies.

There are 2 main ways for you to get there. One is a 2.5-hour flight from Perth or a almost 24 hours drive from Perth. Thus, it’s best done as an extended road trip for a true taste of Western Australia.

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