More than stargazing
Star Safari: Your Astronomical Journey with a Personal Touch
- Outdoors | Indoors if overcast
- 90 minutes
- Guided stargazing & observing through 16" telescopes | VR and e-astronomy
- Outdoors | Indoors if overcast
- 90 minutes
- Guided stargazing & observing through 16" telescopes | VR and e-astronomy
Starry Telling
- Indoors
- 90 minutes
- VR & e-astronomy | Extra: Solar observing if clear skies
Stargaze, look through our telescopes, take photos of the night sky, learn about astronomy or simply come with us for a virtual trip to the edge of the Cosmos if the weather is cloudy.
Our observatory is in the Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve,
one of the darkest sky in the world.
Our starting times vary throughout the year, based on sunset.
We usually hold multiple sessions per night.
redefine your views on the Universe
you get
Really big telescopes
We have not one but two 16" telescopes that we use for stargazing. For telescopes, size does matter.
Discover the night sky with the best stargazing equipment open to the public in Wairarapa.
FREE for 15 and younger
We pitch our content to the audience and we cater for all ages and all experience levels. We certainly welcome children, in fact we decided that for each adult, you can bring 2 young people for free.
exceptional dark sky location
You will connect with Wairarapa's Dark Sky from Glen Eden, on top of a hill. It's a fantastic sky with a great view.
No Nonsense. We talk science.
Talk to Space Science Communicators
MEET Hari and Sam
What we’ve been up to
