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A lone surfer at Piha

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A lone surfer contemplates the waves at Piha, as Lion Rock silently looks on. I too was wondering what I was doing out there on such a grey overcast day. I was standing out on the rock taking some pictures on a rather dismal day, when this guy came along and stood looking at the waves before heading in. A lone surfer at Piha … [Read more...] about A lone surfer at Piha

Meteors over the Southern Alps of New Zealand

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There was a post I put up on social media right at the end of 2023. It was taken in May of that year after an evening spent astro photographing at Lake Tekapo, I had zoomed across to Lake Pukaki to capture the sunrise over the Southern Alps via timelapse... Unbeknownst to me there was a meteor shower going on (as I later discovered). I do remember thinking at Lake Tekapo … [Read more...] about Meteors over the Southern Alps of New Zealand

Meteor Shower (Comet 46P / Wirtanen)

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There was a meteor shower last night and New Zealand was in prime spot to observe it. Comet 46P / Wirtanen had gone too close to Jupiter in 1972 and the debris from that event was hitting Earth last night - having taken 51 years to get here! It had been a windy and cloudy day, but the skies had opened enough at night for me to 'generally' see the sky in the central North … [Read more...] about Meteor Shower (Comet 46P / Wirtanen)