Auahi-roa and auahi-tūroa, meaning ‘long smoke trails’, were two names for comets. In this 1882 photograph, a comet’s trail can be seen over Mt Taranaki (Egmont) and the village of Parihaka.
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Simon Davis (not verified)
23 May 2023
The comet in the photo was
Ian Cooper (not verified)
01 March 2013
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