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Kōrero: Night sky

The Milky Way’s central bulge

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The Milky Way’s central bulge

The centre of the Milky Way galaxy is between the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius, and is high in the sky above New Zealand in winter. This is the widest part of the Milky Way and appears full of bright clouds and dark bands of dust.

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Starry Night Photography

by Chris Picking

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John Field rāua ko Maggy Wassilieff, Night sky – Galaxies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7923/the-milky-ways-central-bulge (accessed 5 June 2026).

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