Hosted by The Astronomical Society of New South Wales Incorporated. The 2001 SPSP was by far the most popular SPSP to date, with around 400 people registered from across Australia and around the world. This number is expected to increase once again next year. The Star Party provides amateurs with the chance to meet other amateur and professional astronomers, and observe under dark skies with superb seeing conditions, through all types and sizes of telescopes.
Facilities are available for camping and there is plenty of space for parking caravans.
Barbecues and firewood are provided on site. Hot showers and flush toilets are also available. Hot Food is available on-site all day at SPSP, to make things far more convenient. Other general supplies are available from the Ilford Roadhouse, 12km from Wiruna, on the Lithgow - Mudgee Road. The Star Party typically includes formal daytime workshops, as well as formal and informal lectures, while evening events include observing, socialising, and sky tours for those of you who are not so familiar with the stellar skyscape, or if you just want to find some of the more obscure objects in the sky.