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  • The awe-inspiring Milky Way bears semblance to a celestial flipper, reaching out to a solitary penguin standing on a rocky outcrop in the Curio Bay Fossil Forest.  With a declining population of less than 5000, the endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin is one of the world’s rarest penguins, and found only in New Zealand.<br />
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Protecting our night sky from light pollution is not simply for the sake of humans, but also for our wildlife.  Although research of penguins’ orientation at night is still in its infancy, scientists believe that birds rely not only magnetism but also the stars and celestial rotation.
    Yellow-eyed Penguin under the Milky ...jpg
  • After foraging out in the Pacific Ocean, an endangered yellow-eyed penguin comes ashore to dry its wet feathers on an ancient petrified forest at Curio Bay, New Zealand.  The tide pools reflect the green glow of a shooting star and the radiance of the Aurora Australis, while the Milky Way stretches above.<br />
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Offshore foraging trips will draw the yellow-eyed penguin up to 15 miles away from land, while evening trips can range up to 4 miles.  Clear skies expose celestial cues by which even non-migratory birds calibrate their magnetic compass.  This compass is used in conjunction with visual landmarks as well as olfactory and acoustic cues to help the penguin to navigate.
    Celestial Penguin_H7C4164.jpg
  • The Aurora Australis reflects upon the still waters of Waituna Lagoon, in Southland, New Zealand.
    Waituna Lagoon and Aurora Australis ...jpg
  • The Milky Way drapes over the Neale Burn along the Milford Track, in Fiordland National Park.
    Milky Way over the Neale Burn, Milfo...jpg
  • Lunar Eclipse SuperBloodMoon May26 2021 The Super Flower Blood Moon of May 26, 2021 has not been seen in New Zealand since 1982.  This photograph is a sequence of the earth's shadow progressively eclipsing the moon.
    Super Flower Blood Moon and Total Lu...jpg
  • The Aurora Australis nicely reflected off the water.  What do you see in this rorschach?
    Aurora Australis reflection in Inver...jpg
  • The Milky Way shines through patchy clouds, above the Church of the Good Shepherd, at Tekapo, New Zealand.
    Church of the Good Shepherd 01_8360.jpg
  • The awe-inspiring Milky Way and Aurora Australis behind the Waipapa Point Lighthouse, Catilns, New Zealand.  March 19th, 2015.
    Aurora Australis and Milky Way at Wa...jpg
  • The Aurora Australis illuminates behind the Waipapa Point Lighthouse in the Catlins, New Zealand.  March 19th, 2015.
    Aurora Australis at Waipapa Point Li...jpg
  • Full Moon on October 8th, 2014
    Full Moon 02_5174.jpg
  • The glorious spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy stretches across the cloudless sky in Invercargill, New Zealand.
    Milky Way Galaxy 10_H7C8134.jpg
  • The Mother's Day Aurora Australis (May 8th, 2016) during a G3 geomagnetic storm, at Castlepoint Lighthouse, New Zealand
    Aurora Australis at Castlepoint Ligh...jpg
  • The Mother's Day Aurora Australis (May 8th, 2016) during a G3 geomagnetic storm, at Castlepoint Lighthouse, New Zealand
    Aurora Australis at Castlepoint Ligh...tif
  • A group of shags roost in a willow tree in Lake Wanaka under a canopy of stars.  Central Otago, New Zealand.
    Slumber under the Stars_H7C3902.jpg
  • A 30x45-inch panoramic print of a beautiful Milky Way arching over the Aurora Australis.  Waituna Lagoon, New Zealand
    Milky Way Arching over Aurora Austra...tif
  • Lunar Eclipse SuperBloodMoon May26 2021 The Super Flower Blood Moon of May 26, 2021 has not been seen in New Zealand since 1982.  This photograph is a sequence of the earth's shadow progressively eclipsing the moon.
    Super Flower Blood Moon and Total Lu...jpg
  • Lunar Eclipse SuperBloodMoon May26 2021 The Super Flower Blood Moon of May 26, 2021 has not been seen in New Zealand since 1982.  This photograph is a sequence of the earth's shadow progressively eclipsing the moon.
    Super Flower Blood Moon and Total Lu...jpg
  • Star Trails over a stunningly clear but cold winter night on the partially frozen Hooker Lake, looking out at New Zealand's highest point, Mount Cook.
    Winter Star Trails over Mt Cook 01_H...jpg
  • A wide print of star trails over a stunningly clear but cold winter night on the partially frozen Hooker Lake, looking out at New Zealand's highest point, Mount Cook.
    Winter Star Trails over Mt Cook 02_H...jpg
  • Sure, you can conquer Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest peak at 3,724m (12,218 feet), but that's just the start of the mighty Milky Way!<br />
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Like a beacon at night, the moonlit Mount Cook appears to project the Milky Way and its galactic core across the night sky, in Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand.
    Milky Way over a Moonlit Mt Cook 50_...jpg
  • Mild geomagnetic activity from the Aurora Australis simmers on in the early morning hours of 23rd April 2017, while the tail end of the Milky Way descends upon the peak of the cliffside.  Catlins, New Zealand.
    Stargazing in the Catlins_H7C4870.jpg
  • Milky Way over a shipwreck at Greenpoint, Bluff, New Zealand
    Bluff Shipwreck and Milky Way_H7C580...jpg
  • The Aurora Australis flickers above the rusted frame of a ship, in Southland, New Zealand. Not as bad as the rest of the country, but it was a chilly -2 degrees Celsius out last night (23rd of June 2015), with a bit of wind along the coast. Not a robust aurora display, but the subtle beams breaking behind the streaming clouds made for a better artistic result.
    Aurora Australis and Shipwreck near ...jpg
  • An 18-image panoramic of the beautiful Milky Way arching over a fading Aurora Australis in Southland, New Zealand.
    Milky Way Arching over Aurora Austra...jpg
  • A 16x32-inch panoramic of the mesmerizing Aurora Australis illuminates the night sky behind Waipapa Point Lighthouse in the Catlins, New Zealand.
    Panoramic of Aurora Australis at Wai...tif
  • The Aurora Australis illuminates behind the Waipapa Point Lighthouse in the Catlins, New Zealand.  March 19th, 2015.
    Aurora Australis over Waipapa Point ...jpg
  • Vertical rays radiate from the Aurora Australis at Waipapa Point Lighthouse in the Catlins, New Zealand.
    Aurora Australis at Waipapa Point Li...jpg
  • Satellites passing over the Aurora Australis.  This is a composite photo of several visible satellites shortly after dusk, from 6:41pm to 6:46pm on June 7, 2013.  Southland, New Zealand.
    Satellites passing over Aurora Austr...jpg
  • A barren tree silhouetted against a luminous Milky Way, in the Southland forest, Invercargill, New Zealand.
    Lone Tree and the Milky Way_H7C8123.jpg
  • A northwesterly wind blows hazy clouds over the Aurora Australis on June 1, 2013 in Southland, New Zealand.
    Aurora Australis reflection in South...jpg
  • A 5-image panoramic of the Milky Way dwarfing Nugget Point Lighthouse, in the Catlins, South Island, New Zealand.
    Nugget Point Lighthouse and Milky Wa...jpg
  • Full Moon on October 8th, 2014
    Full Moon 01_5203.jpg
  • At the end of a long day at sea, an endangered yellow-eyed penguin returns to shore at Curio Bay, New Zealand.  This unique and rocky beach is an ancient petrified forest that dates back to the Jurassic era.  Before continuing inland to its nest, the solitary penguin lingers under the majestic Aurora Australis and Milky Way.  September 1st, 2013.
    Penguin under the Aurora and Milky W...jpg
  • 22x55 inch panoramic print.  A faint Aurora glows behind the Waipapa Point Lighthouse, as the Milky Way arcs overhead.  Catlins, South Island, New Zealand.  September 2nd, 2013.
    Aurora & Milky Way over Waipapa Ligh...tif
  • The latest coronal mass ejection from October 9th 2012 triggers a burst of Aurora Australis activity visible from the estuary at Invercargill, New Zealand.
    Aurora Australis, Invercargill 01_H7...jpg
  • 1 hour 14 second exposure of stars rotating around the Southern Polaris point, above a shipwreck which has been painted by light for approximately 3 minutes.
    Bluff Shipwreck_H7C4973.jpg
  • Milky Way....meet the Aurora.  Aurora, meet the Milky Way.  A beautiful cloudless night in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
    Aurora meets the Milky Way, New Zeal...jpg
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