Casey Station Magnetic Observatory

Casey Station Magnetic Observatory is a geomagnetic observatory at Casey Station, the Australian Antarctic Division base on Bailey Peninsula, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, in the Australian Antarctic Territory.

About Casey Station Magnetic Observatory

The observatory measures the north (X), east (Y) and vertical (Z) components of Earth's magnetic field on a continuous basis. Rather than studying the stars, its instruments track the planet's own magnetic field from one of its most remote research stations.

Telescopes & research

Data from the observatory supports maritime and aviation navigation, airborne geophysical surveys of Antarctic geology, magnetic direction-finding, and research into geomagnetic hazards. It also feeds into studies of auroral-zone phenomena, Earth structure and solar-terrestrial physics, and contributes to the international INTERMAGNET programme, which builds a global model of the planet's magnetic field.

Location & getting there

The observatory is located at Casey Station on Bailey Peninsula, on the Budd Coast of Wilkes Land in the Australian Antarctic Territory — one of the most remote and inaccessible locations in our directory, reachable only as part of an Australian Antarctic Division expedition.

Visiting Casey Station Magnetic Observatory

Casey Station is a scientific research base, not a public visitor site; access is restricted to Australian Antarctic Division personnel and approved researchers.

See your named star from here

Casey Station's instruments are tuned to Earth's magnetic field rather than the night sky, but the same idea of exact coordinates applies to a star named through Star Register. Name a star and get its coordinates, or use our observatories directory to find a stargazing site nearer to home.