SOUTH Burnett scouts turned their eyes to the skies this week, joining thousands of other Australians looking at the stars. The Bunya District Scout group were one of more than 200 locations around Australia to participate in breaking the Guinness World Record on Wednesday night.

Nanango Scout leader Ceinwen McKindley said they were very excited to be one of the only organised South Burnett groups to participate in the event, with the Nanango Scout Group, Kingaroy Scout Group and Kingaroy Guides gathering together for the occasion.

"It's a fun night to be a part of something bigger than what we've normally done,” she said.

For the record, participants stargazed at the Moon through a telescope, or binoculars, for a 10-minute period simultaneously across multiple sites throughout Australia.

Bunya District Scout group ordered in 59 telescopes for the event and some scouts, leaders and their families brought their own telescopes or binoculars.

"I initially thought we'll just be able to have our little group get together to look at the moon,” Ms McKindley said.

For a site to be qualified for the attempt, there needs to be at least 25 stargazers looking at the moon for the entire 10 minutes.

Some of the leaders acted as witnesses and time stewards, to make sure everyone followed the rules for the record attempt, which was a challenge with some of our stargazers as young as six, Ms McKindley said.

"Guinness has to ensure all of the rules are abided by, and it's an honest attempt across the multiple locations,” she said.

The families were encouraged to bring picnic blankets so they were comfortable to watch the moon when it was overhead.

The Scout star night included space-related activities for the youth, including launching straw rockets. The night also fits in with the group's badge work where they specifically learn about navigating the stars, Ms McKindley said.

"This is an awesome opportunity to do it as part of the record attempt, and it will hopefully stick with them a bit longer,” she said.