Siding Spring Observatory Coonabarabran

... system with 3D models of the planets scattered along the roadside eventually leading to Mercury just outside of the Siding Spring Observatory.  We left the Newell Highway at the delightful town of Coonabarabran and headed out to the Warrumbungle ...

Visited Siding Spring Observatory, the local Bowlo and after dinner a private ...

... Hwy. A quiet town with a nice pub!  Drove too far to a winery and paid too much for average plonk but the owner was a character. The Siding Spring Observatory is worth a visit http://rsaa.anu.edu.au/info/sso/, and spend time in those ...