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  • The stars here are rotating around the South Celestial Pole.  This campsite is on the shores of Green Lake in Fiordland, New Zealand. <br />
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This long-exposure photograph was taken from 04:30am to 5:40am.  Moonlight illuminated the mountain range and lower-left third of the sky.
    Southern Swirl_6426.jpg
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The glorious spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy stretches across the cloudless sky in Invercargill, New Zealand.
    Milky Way Galaxy 10_H7C8134.jpg
  • Milky Way above the night lights of Tekapo, New Zealand
    Tekapo City Lights & Milky Way 02_83...jpg
  • A rising full moon begins to illuminate the mountain range at Moke Lake, near Queenstown.
    Moke Lake at night under a Full Moon...jpg
  • Hollyford Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand (22x17-inch print)
    Hollyford Valley (22x17-inch).jpg
  • Stars rotating around the South Celestial Pole, above the Hollyford Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Upward Spiral_8709-1.jpg
  • Southern Cross, constellation
    Southern Cross_3317.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 Milky Way Galaxy ascends over the Olivia shipwreck near Bluff, at the southern tip of South Island, New Zealand.  The green glow of the Aurora Australis is from a mild & fading geomagnetic storm.
    Milky Way and Olivia Shipwreck 02_H7...jpg
  • The Aurora Australis reflects upon the still waters of Waituna Lagoon, in Southland, New Zealand.
    Waituna Lagoon and Aurora Australis ...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
  • A northwesterly wind blows hazy clouds over the Aurora Australis on June 1, 2013 in Southland, New Zealand.
    Aurora Australis reflection in South...jpg
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Aurora Australis nicely reflected off the water.  What do you see in this rorschach?
    Aurora Australis reflection in Inver...jpg
  • 12x18-inch poster print of the stars rotating around the South Celestial Pole
    Southern Swirl (12x18-inch)
  • 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 Aurora Australis illuminates behind the Waipapa Point Lighthouse in the Catlins, New Zealand.  March 19th, 2015.
    Aurora Australis over Waipapa Point ...jpg
  • Full Moon on October 8th, 2014
    Full Moon 02_5174.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
  • Aurora Australis from March 3, 2017,  displaying a unique 'picket fence' display in Te Anau, Fiordland, New Zealand.
    Aurora Australis Picket Fence Fiordl...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
  • 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
  • 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
  • At dawn, Milky Way stretches out over a increasingly blue canvas at Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
    Milky Way 04_7977.jpg
  • The Milky Way and an expanse of stars over the Upper Hollyford Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand
    Valley of Stars_8708.jpg
  • Full Moon on October 8th, 2014
    Full Moon 01_5203.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
  • Half Moon
    Half Moon 01_4089.jpg
  • "Warm skies, the stars are listening. Country night sings her song. Fireflies light the distance, making me want to sing along." ~Ruthie Foster
    Fairy lights and Newborn_H7C4163.jpg
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