Kōrero: Night sky
Whārangi 6. Hononga, rauemi nō waho
Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki
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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. -
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
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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.
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.