If you are visiting from Wellington & the Hutt Valley, check for closures of the Remutaka Hill
The Morning Star
If you are up before dawn and the sky is clear, you will see a brilliant star in the east. This is the ‘Morning Star’. Actually, it is not a star (a star is a Sun), it is the planet Venus. Venus is the brightest star-like object in the sky. At maximum brightness, if...
Stonehenge Alpha Centauri
The Earth is the jewel of the Solar System, the only world orbiting the sun that is teeming with life. This comes as no surprise when you examine the nature of life. All life on Earth, from microbes to human beings, is based on the carbon atom. It is difficult to...
Matariki
Matariki, which means ‘Little Eyes’, is a cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades and the Seven Sisters. On a clear dark night you can see, with good eyesight, about seven stars. However, these are just the brighter members of a cluster of more than 1,000 stars....