AstronomyNZ

The Summer Night Sky

The charts show the New Zealand night sky at the beginning of the months of December at 2am, January at midnight and February at 10pm.   The only planet in the summer evening sky is brilliant Venus in the west.

It simulates the night sky as seen from a dark sky site well away from city lights. There are two views of the night sky: one looking due south and the other due north.  Use the controls at the bottom left of the chart
to pause the animation if required. (Flash Player Required)