Unspoilt by light pollution, the dark night skies above Pfeiffer Wines, in North East Victoria, is a superb location for their incredibly special stargazing journey with host, Mietta Habets.
This captivating tour begins with a warming cup of casserole and a glass of dark skies Durif when you arrive at the winery. You will then make your way to their Sunday Creek Bridge for your first stop, allowing your eyes time to adjust to the night skies.
From there we will wander down to their dark skies zone amongst their vines, where star gazing seats and blankets await.
Mietta will help you identify constellations, introduce you to night skies science and share stars and dark skies stories of their First Nations peoples and those of other cultures and civilisations.
And finally, you will have the opportunity to peer through Mietta’s powerful telescope to see craters on the moon and globular clusters beyond the galaxy.
Their Stargazing Journey at Pfeiffer Wines includes :
Naked Eye Astronomy
Constellation Story Telling
Powerful Telescope Viewing
Pristine night skies, free of light pollution
Warming cup of casserole and a glass of Pfeiffer Durif on arrival
Glass of Pfeiffer Rutherglen Muscat before you depart
Add to Calendar2024-08-08 12:00 am2024-08-09 12:00 amA Stargazing Journey At Pfeiffer WinesUnspoilt by light pollution, the dark night skies above Pfeiffer Wines, in North East Victoria, is a superb location for their incredibly special stargazing journey with host, Mietta Habets.
This captivating tour begins with a warming cup of casserole and a glass of dark skies Durif when you arrive at the winery. You will then make your way to their Sunday Creek Bridge for your first stop, allowing your eyes time to adjust to the night skies.
From there we will wander down to their dark skies zone amongst their vines, where star gazing seats and blankets await.
Mietta will help you identify constellations, introduce you to night skies science and share stars and dark skies stories of their First Nations peoples and those of other cultures and civilisations.
And finally, you will have the opportunity to peer through Mietta’s powerful telescope to see craters on the moon and globular clusters beyond the galaxy.
Their Stargazing Journey at Pfeiffer Wines includes :
Naked Eye Astronomy
Constellation Story Telling
Powerful Telescope Viewing
Pristine night skies, free of light pollution
Warming cup of casserole and a glass of Pfeiffer Durif on arrival
Glass of Pfeiffer Rutherglen Muscat before you depart167 Distillery Road, Wahgunyah , VIC , 3687 , Australia
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167 Distillery Road, Wahgunyah , VIC , 3687 , Australia