“a Wellington icon since 1941”
At the top of the Botanic Gardens, the Carter Observatory features a full-dome planetarium offering regular shows with virtual tours of the local skies; multimedia displays of Polynesian & European navigation, Māori cosmology, New Zealanders and space; and some of New Zealand’s finest telescopes and astronomical artefacts.
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Carter Observatory
Hours
- Sun, Mon, Wed - Fri: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
- Tue, Sat: 10:00 am - 9:30 pm
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
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