Warrumbungle National Park

Day 154 Coonabarabran

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January 16th 2008
Went to the Skywatch place last night. Unfortunately it had clouded over a bit by the time it was dark so did not see lots through the many telescopes there but did have a close look at the moon and saw a few stars briefly. Today have been exploring the local area including a national park. Went to the largest of the telescopes but was closed for maintenance so could not go inside. Seems like ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more