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Worlds Largest Virtual Solar System Drive

Worlds Largest Virtual Solar System Drive

Worlds Largest Virtual Solar System Drive

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Free

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Dates to be announced

Description

Launch into Coonabarabran, on the World's Largest Virtual Solar System Drive and explore the planets as if you were hurtling through space. Journey through the Solar System and picturesque countryside on one or all of the five drives that lead to Australia's largest optical astronomy centre (where you will find the sun), Siding Spring Observatory is one of the country's largest centres for optical astronomy research. Stop and visit each sign to learn fascinating facts about the universe along the way. The colourful three-dimensional planets on the billboards are scaled in size relative to the huge observatory dome, and the location of the billboards is scaled in distance, just as you'd find the planets in outer space - only 38 million times smaller! The World's Largest Virtual Solar System Drive is a daytime experience. Visitors are encouraged to stop at each planet in a safe manner, taking care when pulling off and back onto the roadway.

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Newell Highway, Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, 2357

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1800 242 881

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