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Kōrero: Night sky

Alpha Centauri

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Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri is the star system closest to the sun. Although it is made up of three stars, it appears as a single source of bright light when viewed through a telescope.

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by David Malin

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John Field rāua ko Maggy Wassilieff, Night sky – Southern stars, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7916/alpha-centauri (accessed 5 June 2026).

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