
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Coonabarabran is a small town (population 3,477 in 2021) in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.
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With an elevation of about 1160m, not just with the numerous telescopes, there is also a visitors' gallery and exhibition area open to the public which also incorporates a café and souvenir shop. During NSW school holidays, guided tours of the site are offered. Groups of over 15 adults may apply for Behind the Scenes walking or bus tours. An Open Day is held annually in October, offering talks about astronomy and tours inside many of the telescope domes which are open to the public on this one day of the year. These tours include the AAT 3.9M, UK Schmidt, iTelescope.Net, 2.3M ANU and the LCGTN 2M telescope facilities. Siding Spring also has multiple telescopes ranging in size from 0.45m to about 4m, all which has to show something unique.
Another one of New South Wales' many national parks, with this one most notably for its breadknife shaped rock.
By plane
Though Coonabarabran Airport (COJ) exists, there are no regularly scheduled flights to the airport. The nearest airports with regular services are in Dubbo to the southwest or Tamworth to the east.
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