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Name: Under the Stars Astronomy Night – 21st Dec
Start: 2023-12-21T19:00:00+00:00
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Under the Stars Astronomy Night – 21st Dec

Thursday 21 December

7pm - 9pm

Take a journey through the night skies with adventurer and astronomer Dr John McGrath. This engaging presentation is kid and big kid friendly alike, just bring your curious mind!

Learn how to look seconds, years, even centuries back in time and see stars so big they would swallow the earth if we were around them.

John will show you gatherings of stars, sister galaxies, how to find the centre of our own galaxy, the meaning of your Zodiac sign, even a planet or two. We’ll even tackle the age old question… is there life out there?

Be surprised how important reading the stars was for the daily life of Traditional Owners. Learn useful skills like navigating with the stars and recognising the increasing number of man-made objects in space.

Visit our website for other dates throughout December 2023 and January 2024.

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Join us at Capricorn Caves on December 21st and 22

A huge congratulations to our incredible Capricorn

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Capricorn Caves will be closing early today at 2:3

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					Great family stop The cave tour is amazing! We stayed at the caravan park, great facilities (including a pool) set in a picturesque scenery. Highly recommend a stop here				
lydiai306
28/12/2024
					A must visit when you’re in the area The caves and the tours are a great attraction. The guide was most informative and amusing which was a definite value add.

Highly recommended				
prenfrey
17/12/2024
					Well worth the time and money. 👍 We just turned up hoping to get into a tour. We were lucky as it was quiet. Our timing was good too, as we only had to wait ten minutes. 

Our guide (Izzy) was terrific and so knowledgeable. The caves were very interesting, not hot or humid, easy to walk through. The best bit was the actual cathedral section. 

A great place to visit.				
PinotandCider
08/12/2024
					Informative The acoustics were amazing and the guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Not a strenuous day but a short comfortable walk to see some pretty cool sights.				
Wanda
04/12/2024
					Amazing experience We really enjoyed our tour of the cave. Our guide was very knowledgeable. Definitely the highlight to our Rockhampton stay.				
Gipsy
19/11/2024
					A Great Time Had A great tour, not to long or not to short.  Wow the highlight of this tour has to be the show given in the cathedral.  AMAZING.  Tour guides were friendly, informative and answered all question given to them.  Booking is essential if you do not want to be disappointed, as the tour does have limited   numbers.				
STEPHEN
11/11/2024
					A pleasant and cool tour during a 38 degree summer I recently visited the Capricorn Caves with my family, and couldn’t believe I hadn’t explored this gem before, especially having grown up in Rocky. We joined the 2 pm tour on a scorching 38-degree day, and I was initially worried it might be too hot. However, it was a cool and comfortable tour of the caves.



A special shout-out to our tour guide, Izzy, who was enthusiastic, passionate, and incredibly engaging throughout the experience. Her knowledge and energy made the tour even more enjoyable. I highly recommend visiting Capricorn Caves.				
Irma
10/11/2024
					Cave Great tour, friendly and knowledgeable staff and brilliant caves! Worth the visit and the tour is suitable for all fitness levels!				
Yee
09/11/2024
					Great experience This is a rare and fascinating dry rainforest ecosystem with many species of bats living in the limestone caves. There is plenty of free parking, a visitor display, cafe and guided tour which was very informative and no too strenuous. It does involve being able to negotiate steps and uneven floors, but the pace is gentle.				
Jonathan
03/11/2024