View the night sky at our free stargazing sessions every Friday night, 7:50pm - 10pm.

Please note that all observations are weather permitting.

In the event of cloudy skies, haze or rain observations may not be possible.

The observatory is located near the Omni-Theatre. SEE MAP

RECENT UPDATES - THE OBSERVATORY WILL BE CLOSED TO PUBLIC ON FRIDAY 7th DECEMBER 2007 and FRIDAY 18TH JANUARY 2008.

There will be no stargazing on the above dates due to private functions. We apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment caused.

The Science Centre Observatory is situated at the following geographical coordinates:
1^o 20' 03" N latitude
103^o 44' 14" E longitude
15.27 m Height (m.s.l)

It is one of the few observatories in the world located next to the Equator. Its unique position allows constellations in both the northern and southern celestial hemispheres to be observed and thus opens up more vistas in the sky for observers. The Observatory is endowed with a range of sophisticated facilities as well as a classroom for astronomy lessons, slide shows and public talks.

The main telescope of the Observatory is a 40-cm Cassegrain reflector of combined focal length 520-cm. The sub-telescope is a 15-cm apochromatic Kepler refractor of focal length 180-cm. The equatorial mount for the telescopes was designed for our unique location in ; the accompanying English yoke provides the necessary stability for the drive and tracking mechanisms. The 5.5-metre stainless steel dome can be made to swivel in any direction and its shutter can be made to slide open for the telescope to be focused onto interesting objects in the sky.