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The Charleville Cosmos Centre

Unlock the universe through unique experiences where the vastness of the cosmos meets the untamed beauty of Outback Queensland.

Through a combination of education and storytelling, the Charleville Cosmos Centre is dedicated to igniting curiosity, deepening understanding, and creating memories that reach beyond the stars.

Defy logic while viewing the Sun directly through advanced telescopes, immerse yourself in Queensland’s largest planetarium, look into the past at celestial objects that are thousands of light years away and hear timeless stories that have shaped cultures around the globe.

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Sun Viewing

Astro Dome

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What our guests are saying:

The Sun Viewing is fantastic - I had never seen anything like it. Wade was very knowledgeable and described what we were looking at in clear layman's terms. Excellent!

Narelle

Google Review
April 2024

Absolutely 5-star all the way! I had gone on Monday on the 8th of April for the 7:00pm slot for the night sky and I'm popping the session time here to give a shout out to all the wonderful team.

 

From beautiful lady behind the desk helping me and my friend in the gift shop; to the fantastic gentlemen leading the tour and patiently addressing our curiosity; to the team who facilitated the tour all the way. The tour and view was just amazing! Highly recommended!

Nadia

Google Review
April 2024
Absolutely phenomenal experience, even in the digital backup plan format because of the cloud cover - it felt so surreal and the educators were absolutely top notch.

Kirk

Google Review
April 2024
Awe inspiring and incredible! I could not recommend this experience enough. The knowledge and enthusiasm from the staff here brings the universe to life and makes you realise what an incredible feat our existence is and how small we are.
 
We had Chris and Kerry in the night show, Jack for the sun viewing and Chrissy for our planetarium shows. Each of them was so kind, helpful, knowledgable and made the experience what it was. Some of the telescopes are extremely rare, and the night sky here is crystal clear, it really is such a unique experience and not one to miss if you come to Charleville and worth the journey in and of itself. Thank you so much everyone!!

 

Adelaide

Tripadvisor Review
January 2024
Gold Class
On Monday October 23, 2023 I visited the Cosmos Centre in Charleville and had a wonderful time. The staff were welcoming and friendly. In particular Chris was very helpful explaining what was in the centre, booking me into the nighttime star watching that evening and assisting me with purchases for my grandchildren.
 
The star watching session was superb and being a small group and we were all able to get photos of the moon on our phones looking through the telescope. Chris did a wonderful job guiding everyone to the telescope and making sure we could see the appropriate stars through the telescope. It was a great evening. Well done Chris 11 out of 10!

 

David

Tripadvisor Review
February 2024
We visited Cosmos Centre in February 2024 and enjoyed the experience we had. Ideally we wanted to visit the observatory at night but due to low demand it wasn't available unfortunately.
 
The centre itself had a lot of interactive astronomy-related exhibits including a small cinema with screenings of astronomical short films on a loop. We also went to the planetarium and watched a 360° movie which was superb and hugely immersive, due to it being low-season we were the only people in the planetarium.
 
It was a great experience visiting the Cosmos Centre, the staff members were helpful and friendly and there was so much to see. The centre is close to Charleville Airport and in the vicinity of other attractions including the WWII secret base and RFDS Visitor Centre.

Paul L

Tripadvisor Review
March 2024
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