Enjoy
the skies of the Southern
Hemisphere in the comfort of your own bed
and breakfast homestay with our onsite observatory for your astronomy viewing pleasure
Accommodation:
- Comfortable Double room
with en suite.
- TV
- Radio
- Fridge
- Coffee and Tea in the room
- Microwave
- Continental
Breakfast included and Dinner Available by
arrangement
- Swimming pool (heated)
summer use only
- Only 15 minutes away from the airport
- Pick up from airport or
bus available.
- Site seeing tours around
Nelson area by arrangement
Astronomy
facilities:
4 Meter Observatory:
This observatory has a slide
opening on revolving domed roof.
Variable lighting.
Siderial time clock. Computer plotting.
Refractor Telescope:
- This Telescope is 150mm x
2350mm focal length equatorial mount
- Setting circles RA
& Dec. Variable motor drive
- DC motor over ride for
RA . 32mm - 1.1/4 eyepieces
- Sun:- Projection onto a
screen or Hershell wedge.
Neutonian
Reflector Telescope:
 This telescope is 315 x 1300 focal length Reflector
- Dobsonian mount. Alt
& AZ setting circles. Computer plotting.
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