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Public education at Carter Observatory

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Public education at Carter Observatory

New Zealand’s regional observatories provide information for the general public and schools about astronomy and space exploration.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Astronomy – overview – Education, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8000/public-education-at-carter-observatory (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.