"Part of Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (MAAS), this state-listed heritage site houses telescope domes, a 3D Space Theatre, and the Sydney Planetarium. Essential to shipping, navigation, meteorology, and timekeeping, the observatory was exclusively used by government astrologers during the 19th and 20th centuries. It wasn't until 1982 that the building was turned into a museum and public observatory. On view are two heritage timekeeping devices—the Flag Staff and Time Ball—plus Australia's oldest telescope. The digital Planetarium shows films about astronomy, space flight, and the constellations, plus Aboriginal tales of the cosmos." - Sophie Davies