Twinstar Guesthouse Observatory's main objective is to introduce the beauty of
the heavens to the guests staying at Twinstar Guesthouse through the
night sky
tour. It also offers monthly free public viewing nights to local residents.

The observatory is located at Ballandean, 20km south of Stanthorpe, Queensland.
The sky over Ballandean is dark and the guests and visitors will enjoy spectacular
starry skies.

The Observatory has the Designated Optical Observatories Status (DO3-39).
Our Telescope and Dome

The construction of the observatory

Weather forecast for stargazers
The WillyWeather
Current Ballandean weather and forecast

Skippysky.com.au
Astro-weather forecast including
cloud cover forecast

Meteorologik Institute (YR.NO)
Weather forecast including hourly cloud cover forecast

Weather at Ballandean
Monthly rates (%) of observable nights at the Observatory

Observing conditions
For visual observers and astro-photographers

The Night Sky in the World
The map of light pollution in the world

Drawings of astronomical objects
Drawings of astronomical objects made by Eiji Kato

The story of a comet hunter's life
The diary,  observation reports, and daily experience of one of Japan's foremost comet
discoverer and observer, Tsutomu Seki, at Geisei Observatory, Kochi
  

Asteroid (minor planet) names
The asteroids bearing the names related to the Observatory

11561 Arthurpage  13933 Charleville  10078 Stanthorpe   
15723 Girraween   10094 eijikato   11927 Mount Kent      

Privately-owned observatories open to the general public   
Maidenwell Observatory    Springbrook Observatory  
Warrumbungle Observatory    Mudgee Observatory   

Other Links
A member of:
Astronomical Association of Queensland (AAQ);
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO); and
Sydney Outdoor Lighting Improvement Society (SOLIS)

Twinstar Guesthouse Observatory
New England Highway, Ballandean, Queensland, Australia
Email: twin-star@bigpond.com
Phone: 07 4684 1135                                              
 
Parts and equipment supplied to the Observatory by:
Twinstar Guesthouse & Observatory Home Page
Twinstar Guesthouse Observatory
2588 guests and visitors have looked through our telescope since August 2003
Sirius Optics in
Queensland has
supplied eyepieces,
filters,  and focuser
for our telescope as
well as a laser
pointer for our night
sky tour.
The equatorial platform (tracking
system) for our telescope was
manufactured by Equatorial
Platform, USA.
The 18-inch (46cm)
primary mirror and
secondary mirror for our
telescope were
manufactured by
Galaxy Optics, USA.
Our 4.5-metre observatory
dome was built by Astro
Domes, Queensland