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Kōrero: Night sky

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Southern stars

Eagle Nebula

The Southern Cross and Pointers

The Southern Cross and Pointers

Alpha Centauri

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Seasonal stars

Interpretations of Orion

Interpretations of Orion

Night sky in winter

Night sky in winter (1 o 2)

Night sky in summer

Night sky in summer (2 o 2)

Scorpius

The Pleiades

Mai i te whārangi 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

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

John Field and Maggy Wassilieff, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/night-sky/media (accessed 11 December 2023)

He kōrero nā John Field and Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006