Sidewalk Astronomy is Bendigo's favourite astronomy event and is held every month next to the Discovery Science and Technology Centre,
7 Railway Place (opposite Marketplace). Click here for a Google Map

Bring the family to see cool astro-stuff through our telescopes, our volunteers will give you a tour of the night sky.
Informative family entertainment, and all for a gold coin donation.
For more information contact: Brien Blackshaw, Ph 03 5447 7690, Email: secretary@bdas.net

2024 

Friday 8 November @ 8:00pm
1st Quarter Moon, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, Omega Centauri, Jewel Box Cluster
Weather Update - 2:00pm Sidewalk Astro will go ahead tonight as scheduled. Current cloud and rain is expected to clear in time.

Friday 13 December @ 8:30pm
Waxing gibbous Moon, Venus, Saturn, Orion Nebula & Trapezium, Pleiades Cluster
Weather Update - 8:00pm

2025

Friday 10 January @ 9:00pm
Waxing gibbous Moon, Venus,  Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Orion Nebula & Trapezium, Pleiades Cluster 
Weather Update - 8:30pm

Friday 7 February @ 8:30pm
1^st Quarter Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn (last view), Orion Nebula, Pleiades Cluster.
Weather Update - 8:00pm

Friday 7 March @ 7:30pm
Creasent Moon, Jupiter,  Orion Nebula, Alpha Centauri, Jewel Box Cluster
Weather Update - 7:00pm

Friday 4 April @ 6:00pm
Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter (last view), Orion Nebula, Jewel Box Cluster, Alpha Centauri
Weather Update 5:30pm

Friday 2 May @ 5:30pm
Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jewel Box Cluster, Alpha Centauri Binary, Omega Centauri Globular Cluster
Weather Update 5:00pm