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Kōrero: Night sky

Whārangi 6. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki


  • Astronomy NZ – southern night sky

    This site by the Phoenix Astronomical Society
    presents information about the key features in
    southern night skies each month.

  • Carter
    Observatory

    The website of the Carter Observatory includes
    educational resources, and news and events relating
    to astronomy.

  • Royal
    Astronomical Society of New Zealand

    The official site of the Royal Astronomical
    Society of New Zealand contains a section entitled
    ‘What’s in the sky’, which is a guide to the
    visibility of the moon and planets, and to solar
    system events for each month. Details on this site
    apply mainly to the southern hemisphere, especially
    places with a latitude similar to New Zealand.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

  • Hall, Richard. How to gaze at southern
    stars
    . Wellington: Awa, 2004.
  • Hyde, Vicki. Night skies above New
    Zealand
    . Auckland: New Holland, 2003.
  • Muir, Hazel. ‘The Milky Way: no place like
    home.’ New Scientist 186, no. 2499 (May
    2005): 31–40.
  • Ridpath, Ian. The Times space: a
    photographic guide to the universe
    . London:
    Harper Collins, 2002.
  • Taylor, Paul. Naked eye wonders: a short
    guide to the stars as seen from Aotearoa New
    Zealand
    . 4th ed. Auckland: Starman
    Productions, 2005.
  • Warner, Lionel. Stars and planets of the
    southern hemisphere
    . Auckland: Heinemann Reid,
    1989.
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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Field rāua ko Maggy Wassilieff, Night sky, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/9669/sources (accessed 5 June 2026).

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