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Astronomy NZ – southern night sky
This site by the Phoenix Astronomical Society presents information about the key features in southern night skies each month.
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Carter Observatory
The website of the Carter Observatory includes educational resources, and news and events relating to astronomy.
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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.
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Hall, Richard. How to gaze at southern stars. Wellington: Awa, 2004.
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Hyde, Vicki. Night skies above New Zealand. Auckland: New Holland, 2003.
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Muir, Hazel. ‘The Milky Way: no place like home.’ New Scientist 186, no. 2499 (May 2005): 31–40.
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Ridpath, Ian. The Times space: a photographic guide to the universe. London: Harper Collins, 2002.
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Taylor, Paul. Naked eye wonders: a short guide to the stars as seen from Aotearoa New Zealand. 4th ed. Auckland: Starman Productions, 2005.
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Warner, Lionel. Stars and planets of the southern hemisphere. Auckland: Heinemann Reid, 1989.