GO NZ: The best places to go stargazing in New Zealand
27 Apr, 2021 04:00 AM
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Stargazing at Castlepoint, in the Wairarapa. The region is on track to become the largest Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. Photo / Daniel Rood, Supplied.
Stargazing at Castlepoint, in the Wairarapa. The region is on track to become the largest Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. Photo / Daniel Rood, Supplied. For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
– Vincent Van Gogh
As the nights get longer, our night sky gets brighter. Our daylight activities may shrink, but we gain more in the constellations.
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