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SummerStargazing Night at Husk Farm Distillery

Saturday, 07 December 2024

Time: 7pm - 9:30pm

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Enjoy a unique evening of delicious dinner, rum and chocolate tasting under the stars.Experience an out-of-this-world journey to space led by Astrophysicist and TedX speaker
Dimitri.

Included in this event is a welcome drink, outdoor BBQ meal, 3 spirit Husk Rum & paired Little Cocoa chocolate tasting and stargazing experience.

Naked-eye astronomy, laser-guided constellation storytelling, and state-of-the-art telescope viewing.

The award-winning Husk Farm Distillery is Australia’s only single estate paddock to bottle rum distillery and the home of Ink Gin. Set on 150 acres on the banks of the Tweed River in
North Tumbulgum, Northern NSW, the farm offers spectacular views across the valley to Wollumbin and the border ranges.

You can book for this event HERE

Cost $125pp incl Welcome drink, outdoor BBQ meal, 3 spirit Husk Rum & paired Little Cocoa chocolate tasting and stargazing experience.

Dimitri Douchin PhD is a French-Australian astronomer who has a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics. Boasting 10 years of experience as a guide in Lake Tekapo (NZ), MacquarieUniversity Observatory, Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley, and Sydney Observatory, Dimitri together with his fiancee Caroline- is the co-founder of the award-winning Blue Mountains Stargazing and Jervis Bay Stargazing. Dimitri is also working in research at Western Sydney University as a cultural astronomer, collaborating with local Aboriginal communities to recover any archaeological and astronomical heritage in the mountains. He is the Co-Founder of the Blue Mountains Dark Sky Initiative. He gave his first Ted Talk in 2023 about the awe of stargazing.

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Photo Credit- Tourism Australia

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