Updated: April 14, 2024

Written:April 2, 2024

@milkywaykiwi

Carbon-based life form with feelings. Martian.

Open Sesame April

Just like "Open sesame", "Open April" is a pleonasm but we might have forgotten it is because the word April was invented long ago and far, far away, all the way to the other side of the world in Ancient Rome.

🔭✨ Stargaze with us: Star Safari Observatory

🚀 GoSLOOH: Observe the stars from your sofa to your office chair!

Trifid Nebula, photo taken with SLOOH

Helix Nebula, photo taken with SLOOH

Cat's Paw Nebula, emission nebula in Scorpius, photo taken with with SLOOH

💖 this photo? Take your own!

Can’t make it to Wairarapa? Or, you know… New Zealand? No worries! You can still explore the Universe with us and SLOOH—no passport, no telescope, just stellar stuff! 🚀🔭✨

Shoot f̶o̶r̶ the Stars: Astrophotography 📷✨ tips that actually make sense!

There are astrophotography guides, and then there are guides that actually make sense.

Our friend and award-winning astrophotographer Alex Conu wrote a down-to-earth, no-nonsense guide that cuts through the confusion.

So good, that we wholeheartedly recommend it. Check it out here 📷✨

Matariki in 2024

March 3, 2025

In mid-April 2024, the Pleiades disappeared behind the blaze of the Sun. We watched them every night from Star Safari until we could see them no more. In mid-June, they

How to find Matariki

March 3, 2025

Here’s a quick video to help you find Matariki. You’ll have to get up early in the morning to catch this fantastic cluster in the sky just before dawn.

How to find the Pleiades in June

March 2, 2025

Discover how to locate the Pleiades star cluster, known as Matariki in New Zealand, during June’s pre-dawn skies. This guide offers step-by-step instructions to help you spot this celestial gem,

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Objects appearing in February's night sky - the Beehive Cluster /Cancer the Crab, Gemini and the dog stars.

In February

The January night sky is a beautiful mixture of bright stars and deep sky objects. Here we see the constellation Gemini

In January

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in October

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In March

Just like "Open sesame", "Open April" is a pleonasm but we might have forgotten it is because the word April was invented long ago and far, far away, all the way to the other side of the world in Ancient Rome.

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