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Orions Nebula, the nebula is the middle star of Orion's club |
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Scorpio and Milkyway rising above Tekapo Saddle as seen from Mt Hay, the greenish colour in the sky
is the light shining up from Fairlie and you can also see a jet stream |
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Earth and Sky Star watching dome on Mt John with milkway, the red clouds in the sky are from farmer burning off, the
fire light shines on the smoke which makes a red colour |
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Mt John at night with a the light from a 1/2 moon with a very small aurora in the background, the Small and Large
Magellanic clouds are the two small clouds nearer the top of the photo. The bright light is the light from Tekapo village |
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Southern Cross with Milkway and Eta Carinae nebula, the darker patch in the center is called the coal sack. |
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Scorpio and Milkyway |
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Eta Carinae Nebula, this can be found all year round almost halfway between the Souther Cross and the False Cross |
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Milkyway with Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula which can be found between Scorpio and Sagittarius |
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Large Magellan Cloud with the Tarantula Nebula, this can also be seen all year round as long as there is not to much light from the moon |
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More close up view of the Lagoon Nebula and Triffid nebula using a 400mm lens |
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Milkyway above lake Tekapo and Tekapo Village taken from Mt Hay |
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Milkyway above Lake Tekapo and Southern Alps taken from Mt Hay, you can also see Motuariki Island |
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Southern Cross above Tekapo Village and Mt John, the light on top of Mt John is the light from the Observatory |
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Early morning Sunrise above the Two Thumb Range with Orion rising, the faint light on the left side of the photo is
from Round hill ski feild |
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Southern Cross above the Sheep Dog memorial |
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Dome on Mt John with a very small auroua in the background |