Omaka Observatory

Omaka Observatory Providing night sky tours to the community of Marlborough from a crater observatory in the Omaka Valley.

Our next kids session astronomy club meeting is Saturday 5th September at the Blenheim Club 92 High Street 6pm. Join us ...
28/08/2026

Our next kids session astronomy club meeting is Saturday 5th September at the Blenheim Club 92 High Street 6pm. Join us and learn about animals that went to space. Bring along a soft toy and learn how to make a space suit for them. All welcome.

Reminder Astronomy Club meeting tonight, at the Blenheim Club at 92 High Street, starts 6pm.
24/07/2026

Reminder Astronomy Club meeting tonight, at the Blenheim Club at 92 High Street, starts 6pm.

These are our next two club meetings. For July we are doing a family / kids focused session on the winters nights sky on...
15/07/2026

These are our next two club meetings. For July we are doing a family / kids focused session on the winters nights sky on the 25th July. This is free and welcome to all.

For August its a repeat of our popular Lego Blast contest. Limited to 8 teams, get your team together and book now. Bookings via https://omakaobservatory.rezdy.com/755115/lego-blast

We will be supporting the Matariki Night Market at the Vines Village this Saturday. It runs between 3pm and 7pm with mus...
09/07/2026

We will be supporting the Matariki Night Market at the Vines Village this Saturday. It runs between 3pm and 7pm with music from Simon Byrne, Fire Dancers the Nordic Sauna, entertainment for the kids and a range of market stalls.

08/07/2026

Sadly the storms put our Observatory site under water. Not sure of the damage yet (couldn't get in last night) but the power is still on and working. Water level is dropping quickly, hopefully we will get it all cleaned up for a busy weekend of star gazing.

The Marlborough Youth Trust Matariki celebrations was a great success this morning. Matariki was clearly visible (you ca...
08/07/2026

The Marlborough Youth Trust Matariki celebrations was a great success this morning. Matariki was clearly visible (you can see it clearly in this photo) and we also had our telescopes looking at the moon and Saturn. Thanks for inviting us to support such a great event.

We are supporting the Marlborough Youth Trust Matariki event Thursday 9th July 6am, Millennium Rock, Rarangi. We will ha...
26/06/2026

We are supporting the Marlborough Youth Trust Matariki event Thursday 9th July 6am, Millennium Rock, Rarangi. We will have our team there with some of our telescopes. All welcome.

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