Meet our Team

  • A man stands next to a telescope in a desert with cacti, under a blue sky with some clouds.

    Dimitri Douchin PhD, Co-Founder of Canberra Stargazing

    Dimitri is a French-Australian astronomer with a PhD in Astrophysics and Astronomy and a TEDx Speaker, with more than 1000 stargazing tours under his belt (Sydney Observatory, Emirates One & Only Wolgan Valley). He is also an Adjunct Fellow at Western Sydney University, focusing on Cultural Astronomy and collaborating with Aboriginal communities to help recover traditional astronomy. Dimitri also a Dark Sky advocate and is obsessed with the relationship that humans have with the sky from a cognitive, scientific and cultural standpoint.
    www.dimitridouchin.com

  • Young woman smiling outdoors at a scenic overlook with a telescope nearby, mountains and trees in the background during sunset.

    Caroline Boulom, Co-Founder of Canberra Stargazing

    Caroline, the Managing Director—and Dimitri’s fiancée, is passionate about creating joyful moments for their guests. She is in charge of the Ground Operations: from PR, digital marketing, customer service, partnerships with local businesses to create bespoke events that sparkle stars in their guests eyes. She can be found never far from the sea and the mountains, enjoys sound baths and reading French novels.

  • A woman sitting on a wooden chair on a balcony with trees in the background.

    Jenny De Guzman, Customer Service Officer

    Jenny is originally from the Philippines. She is a proud owner of a 6-month old Labrador named Kenji. In her free time, she enjoys watching Korean dramas. One of her favorite dishes is Sisig, and she often enjoys fruit teas to stay refreshed in the warm Philippine climate. 

  • A woman in a hijab and gray coat standing outdoors near observatories in a mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks and cloudy sky.

    Dwi Y Yuna, Executive Assistant

    Dwi Y Yuna (@dwiyosha), or Ocha, is an industrial engineering graduate now living her childhood dream: astronomy. Originally from West Sumatra, Indonesia, she is currently pursuing a PhD on dark sky studies in Melbourne. Beyond stargazing, she loves traveling, writing, painting, playing badminton, photography, grounding, and more. Ocha dreams of becoming a best-selling astronomy author and capturing starry night skies from every corner of the Earth.

“When we look to the ground, we only see our differences. When we look up into the Sky, we go back to being children. Amazed. Fascinated. We feel united.”
— Dimitri Douchin, PhD

Our Mission

 

To create WOW moments in nature and inspire our guests to look inward by looking up, taking them on a journey of discovering the Australian sky through ancient constellations and modern science.

Our Philosophy

Blue Mountains Stargazing was born in July 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. Jervis Bay Stargazing was launched in April 2023 and Byron Bay Stargazing in October 2024 and Canberra Stargazing in Spring 2025.

 

Everything shifted when Caroline & Dimitri found their home sanctuary in Leura in the Blue Mountains.

Stunned by the beauty of the place they had just moved to, they wondered how they could offer wonderful experiences that would allow locals and visitors to stop their hectic life, breathe the fresh mountain air and look within.

The answer was as simple as it was obvious: to share their love for Nature and for the Sky. They strive to deliver immersive and meaningful experiences so guests can come out of their tours more relaxed, connected, curious and simply happier. They aim to offer a connection between the content of their tours and Australia’s Indigenous history as much as is culturally appropriate.

It’s incredible to be a little human on a pale blue dot flying through space.

Dimitri’s first Ted Talk, Under One Sky: our Humanity in the Stars.