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Story: Night sky

All images and media

From page 1 - Southern skies

The Milky Way, Pointers and Southern Cross

The Milky Way, Pointers and Southern Cross

The changing night sky

The changing night sky

From page 2 - Earth’s near neighbours

Features of the moon

Features of the moon

Phases of the moon

Phases of the moon

Star map of southern skies

Star map of southern skies

Meteors in Orion

Meteors in Orion

Halley’s Comet

Halley’s Comet

From page 3 - Southern stars

Eagle Nebula

The Southern Cross and Pointers

The Southern Cross and Pointers

Alpha Centauri

From page 4 - Seasonal stars

Interpretations of Orion

Interpretations of Orion

Night sky in winter

Night sky in winter (1st of 2)

Night sky in summer

Night sky in summer (2nd of 2)

Scorpius

The Pleiades

From page 5 - Galaxies

The Milky Way’s central bulge

The Milky Way’s central bulge

A spiral galaxy

A spiral galaxy

Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

47 Tucanae

How to cite this page:

John Field and Maggy Wassilieff, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/night-sky/media (accessed 4 June 2023)

Story by John Field and Maggy Wassilieff, published 12 Jun 2006