Mt John overlooks Lake Tekapo and the township and due to the low levels of artificial light is renowned as one of the best places to see the night sky. The view from the top is also pretty special.
There are several telescopes housed at the observatory at the top of the hill. These are used by the University of Canterbury along with some Japanese scientists.
As the evening was so clear we booked to go on the 11pm night sky tour where we got to look through the telescopes at the amazing night sky. I gave my camera to the resident photography expert who managed to get this fantastic shot of the milky way and Southern Cross constellation.
Long exposures meant that he managed to get these photos. The end of the tour was the opportunity to look through the largest telescope where we got to see Saturn and its rings - too far away to get a picture of that though.
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