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Kōrero: Night sky

Night sky in summer

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Night sky in summer

These views, looking north and south, show the location of the principal stars viewed from New Zealand in December.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Lionel Warner, Stars and planets of the southern hemisphere. Auckland: Heinemann Reed, 1989, p. 30

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John Field rāua ko Maggy Wassilieff, Night sky – Seasonal stars, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/7919/night-sky-in-summer (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Field rāua ko Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.