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Rubyvale Observatory - QLD

Observatory & Taylor’s Saphires Gem Shop

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -23.410521 147.694855

DMS: 23º 24' 37.87" S 147º 41' 41.48" E

UTM: 55 K 7410863mN 570994mE

Altitude: 265.55m

Address & Contact

Heritage Rd
Rubyvale QLD 4702

Phone: +617 4985 4518

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.rubyvalemotel.com.au/observatory

Information

Rubyvale Observatory is open for sessions with people staying as guests at the Rubyvale Motel.

Bookings are essential as we only do a small group.

The ‘Gems by Day, Jewels by Night’ Observatory is a fascinating tour into the wonders of the night sky above the Sapphire Gemfields. While the sapphires take up your day activities, the outback sky provides diamond nights.

The powerful 14” Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope is perfect for seeing the magnificent clusters and colours of stars throughout the constellations. Look through the eyepiece at the ‘wandering’ planets and the amazing sight of Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s many moons. Gain an insight and understanding of the sheer beauty, size and immensity of the universe. Come and enjoy our outback night sky wilderness.

Sessions run from April to October (Tourist Season).

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Emerald at 02/02:00pm EST

Distance from Rubyvale Observatory 52.08km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
18.0°C	10.3°C	29%	-0.3°C	1016.0hPa	0.0mm	WSW	30km/hr 16knots	39km/hr 21knots

Closest Climatic Station

Emerald Airport

Distance from Rubyvale Observatory 52.08km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	34.3	33.4	32.7	29.9	26.2	23.2	23.1	25.3	28.9	31.6	33.1	34.2
Mean Min. °C	22.2	22.0	20.2	16.9	12.9	10.1	8.8	10.0	13.5	17.0	19.5	21.3
Mean Rain mm	88.8	81.7	55.7	35.2	22.0	30.1	13.6	23.2	29.2	39.7	54.8	90.3