OUTDOOR GALLERY
Fitzroy St Projections
The Tamworth Regional Gallery is excited to deliver digital artwork onto the Outdoor Gallery in Fitzroy St until December 2026.
Each month you can experience a different large-scale art installation created by regional artists and local groups. This project helps celebrate our legacy as the city of light and showcases some of the regional talent we have.
April 2026
Astrophotography - Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club Inc. (TRAC)
NACAA XXXII, Tamworth 2026
West Diggers Services Club, Kable Ave
Programme commences 6.30pm Friday 3rd April through to 4 pm Monday 6 April.
The NACAA Conference is held every 2 years over the Easter long Weekend. The Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club was successful in its bid to host the conference this year in April 2026, collecting the NACAA Shield from the CWAS (Central West Astronomy Society) based in Parkes, at their 2024 conference.
Tamworth TRAC Members receiving the NACAA Shield during the 2024 Conference at Parkes Radio Telescope. L to R, Christine Speers CWAS Secretary, Bryce Little TRAC Vice President, Garry Copper TRAC President
The conference attracts amateur astronomers from across Australia & New Zealand and several overseas delegates will also be attending. The Conference is being held at “Diggers” Services Club and commences with a Welcome dinner on Friday evening followed by 3 days of a wide range of presentations & speakers
TRAC (Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club Inc), in conjunction with Tamworth Regional Council, developed the Tamworth Regional Astronomy and Science Centre, a multi-million dollar facility opening in December 2020. The Regional Astronomy & Science Centre acts as a home for the Club and its 200+ members and is a great public facility to educate & enlighten the public, regional schools, visiting national & international tourists and the many regional clubs that visit the Centre.
The Centre is open weekly on Saturday mornings and Thursday Evenings for viewing the cosmos and caters for a variety of other private events, school visits and functions at other times.
The club, while being a registered Astronomy Club, our aims are to promote the many facets of science across the STEM range – after all…… “we are all made of Star-Stuff…”
To that end the club also has a large contingent of members with interests in rocks, minerals & fossils and we run family oriented fossicking/BBQ outings on a monthly basis.
Come along to one of our Centre openings and we'll show you the wonders of our amazing universe through some of the largest publicly accessible telescopes in Australia! Explore our web pages to learn more about the history and development of this exciting educational, scientific and regional tourism facility and how you can become involved as a member of TRAC!
You might like to join our Club with an individual or family membership, join in the many & varied science related activities, public night or member activities or outings.
Visit Tamworth Astronomy and Science Centre
The Astronomy and Science Centre, located at Victoria Park, top end of Piper Street, East Tamworth
Open at the following times:
Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm for inspections of displays, including solar telescope viewings.
Thursday evenings from 5:00 pm for Standard Time, 6:00 pm Daylight Saving Time for our working group meetings, including telescope viewings.
Every third Thursday of the month is a 'Tech Night' with a focus on a particular topic.
Please note that due to TRAC hosting the National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers (NACAA) over the 2026 Easter Long Weekend, the next monthly public viewing night will be held a week later on Saturday, 11 April 2026. 6:00 PM social and Club updates. Soft drinks/tea/coffee, biscuits etc available at token charges. 7:00 PM - astronomy/science presentation followed by telescope viewing when fully dark. The 34-inch Hewitt Camera will be operating along with other Club telescopes on the lawn and main observatory (weather permitting). Bring your cameras, binoculars and telescopes. Don't forget to bring a jacket as the evenings can be cool at this time of the year. Catch you there to make this a great family event night!
Admission to the Centre is $10.00 per adult. School students and TRAC members enter for free.
Contact: tracthestars@gmail.com
Mobile: 0458 772 747
https://www.tamworthastronomy.com.au
This project funding was secured by Tamworth Regional Council through the NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and Environment ‘Streets as Shared Spaces’ initiative and Council has now allocated ongoing funding to continue the Outdoor Gallery for a two-year trial period.
