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Meteor Shower (Comet 46P / Wirtanen)
There was a meteor shower last night and New Zealand was in prime spot to observe it. Comet 46P / Wirtanen had…
Hydroplane Boats at Lake Maraetai
I caught wind that there was going to be a boat regatta on at Lake Maraetai over the weekend – and I…
Riley the Ragdoll
I was looking after a friend’s cats last week, 3 of them. One of the wee cuties was Riley who is a…
Meet Macy
A friend’s cat called Macy. She was a bit wary of me at first… shy at best. But she has gotten very…
BLOG: Daily of Mt Aspiring (sorta)
* 9 May 23 Let me say at the outset that there is just no chance that I will photograph this same…
Astrophotography Rock at Lake Tekapo
On a recent jaunt to Lake Tekapo, I took this picture of a rock with the Milky Way stretching up behind the…
Astrophotography of the Church at Lake Tekapo
On one little adventure up North I was able to go to Lake Tekapo to do a bit of Astrophotography. I’ve been…
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Clyde Dam Astrophotography
I went on a jaunt westwards from Wānaka to a wee township called Clyde, in Central Otago. My plan had been to…
A Frozen Adventure
With the greatest of intention I set off up North again to do some astrophotography and to capture Mt Cook / Aoraki…
BLOG: Launch Battleships!
Oh goodness, the balloon has gone up… I’ve decided to depart in about 12 hours North-wards. 2-3 hours driving in that direction…
BLOG: ‘To Glenorchy’ he cried!
The sun came out finally today for a few hours, I blasted over to Glenorchy – at the Northern end of the…
BLOG: Astrophotography in the South Island, NZ (1st session)
I went out for my first Astrophotography session on the night of Friday, 12 May 2023. The moon was not rising until…
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