Information about the southern night sky, lastest astronomy news, Stonehenge-Aotearoa, Maori astronomy, Phoenix Astronomical Society, AstroShop and more.
Stonehenge Aotearoa, a full-scale working adaptation of Stonehenge, is intended to inspire New Zealanders to explore and experience for themselves how technologies of ancient times were used, and still can be used, to give practical and detailed information on the seasons, time and navigation.
The Phoenix Astronomical Society (located in the lower North Island of New Zealand) is an extremely active and enthusiastic society whose aim is to make astronomy accessible to everyone whatever their level of interest and knowledge; to increase public awareness of astronomy and related sciences, and to share with others the mysteries and wonders of the universe of which we are all a part.
Information about what’s happening and what you can see in the night sky. Star charts reproduce the New Zealand evening night sky from latitude 40 degrees south.
In the long evenings after sunset, the stars slowly appear like little suns lighting up the inky black velvet of the night sky. Swimming across the darkness is Te Ikaroa (the Milky Way), the great fish of Rangi, the Sky Father.
Information about the southern night sky, lastest astronomy news, Stonehenge-Aotearoa, Maori astronomy, Phoenix Astronomical Society, AstroShop and more.
Information about what’s happening and what you can see in the night sky. Star charts reproduce the New Zealand evening night sky from latitude 40 degrees south. 
In the long evenings after sunset, the stars slowly appear like little suns lighting up the inky black velvet of the night sky. Swimming across the darkness is Te Ikaroa (the Milky Way), the great fish of Rangi, the Sky Father.