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Good Heavens Dark Sky Experience - Time-lapse

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Media coverage:

Celestial Bake Off Telegraph image

The Telegraph

It's official โ€“ this is the world's greatest island for stargazing

Stargazing in New Zealand

SilverKris

This might just be the best place in the world for stargazing

Orion's head

The Manual

This New Zealand Island Could Be the Worldโ€™s Best Place for Stargazing

Stuff

Great Barrier Island: Dark Sky delight so close to the SuperCity

New Zealand.com

Seven places to go stargazing in New Zealand

Stargazing in New Zealand - Good Heavens Dark Sky Experiences on Great Barrier Island - Pah Point

New Zealand.com

Top 18 reasons to visit New Zealand in 2018

Good Heavens Dark Sky Tours Great Barrier Island

The Guardian

The star quality of New Zealandโ€™s Great Barrier Island

NZ Herald

Dark Sky Sanctuary status will put Great Barrier Island on international stage

Hilde Hoven Good Heavens

NZ Herald

He Tangata: Hilde Hoven whose work touches the sky

Stargazing tours on Medlands Beach

AucklandNZ.com

Top 10 reasons to visit Great Barrier Island

Conde Naste Traveller

New Zealand's Great Barrier Island Named International Dark Sky Sanctuary

New Zealand dark sky sanctuary stargazing

NZedge.com

Great Barrier Island Best Spot for Stargazing

NZbusiness.co.nz

Breaking Business Barriers

New Zealand.com

Good Heavens Dark Sky Experiences

Lonely Planet

Great Barrier Island activities

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In the waiting room for their stargazing tour last In the waiting room for their stargazing tour last night. ๐Ÿคฉ Great idea to come early and enjoy the beach on dusk. See the first stars pop out as the waves are rolling in. A fantastic time of the day to enjoy some Barrier time โœจ
One of our happy stargazers, tonight. It's funny h One of our happy stargazers, tonight. It's funny how perception changes after dark. Often we recognise our stargazers the next day by the sound of their voice or their accent. * * * #hettyellis #stargazing #greatbarrierisland
Back in summer time... ๐ŸŒ… Commute to stargazing Back in summer time... ๐ŸŒ… Commute to stargazing now happens on dusk, whereas in winter, this happens in the dark. Tours are starting at 830pm at the moment, but getting later as we're heading into the heart of summer. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Super gazing at the moment. Amazing seeing, with super clear skies, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn very close, and now that the moon is waning, we're heading into the darkest time of the month.โœจ Come stargazing with us! ๐Ÿค— * * * #tryphena #schoonerbay #greatbarrierislandofficial #greatbarrierisland #gbicommute
Moon rising over Medlands last night. ๐ŸŒ• As the Moon rising over Medlands last night. ๐ŸŒ• As the moon rises tonight, keep an eye out for the red planet Mars, which will be very close. ๐Ÿ›‘ Mars is big and red in the sky as we are catching up in our respective orbits around the Sun.โœจ We'll be closest on 6 October, and Mars will be brightest, so make sure to have a peek out East in the evening sky in the next few days! ๐ŸŒŒ
After a beautiful night under the stars, it was ti After a beautiful night under the stars, it was time for a morning walk. Where, in a friend's garden, this local was having breakfast and then singing its little heart out... Life is full! (The second video is all about the sound ๐Ÿ˜‰) * * * #lifeisfull #keeplookingup #listen #thisblessedlife #tui @masakoislandlover #lookandlisten #greatbarrierisland #greatbarrierislandofficial #brightskyexperiences #birdsofinstagram #nz #โœจ
Suggested before or after your stargazing experien Suggested before or after your stargazing experience with Good Heavens - The Beach Walk! No adrenaline rides required - the beauty of this place is enough to get the heart ๐Ÿ’– pumping. Tip: ask your local stargazing guide for their favourite beach. * * * #beachwalk #beach #greatbarrierisland #greatbarrierislandofficial #๐Ÿ’™ #nzmustdo #dosomethingnewnz #noadrenalinerides
Most of the myths and legends of the stars, that w Most of the myths and legends of the stars, that we share during our Dark Sky Experiences, stam from a time when humans were closer to nature. Wandering through the bush on Great Barrier Island, it doesn't take a lot of imagination to see how some of these stories came into being. Magical worlds ๐ŸŒฑโœจ #magical #mythical #trees #forrest #wonderland #greatbarrierisland #darkskyexperiences #stargazing #woods #nikau #ponga #whenua
A joyful site right below XSPOT* yesterday.๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿฌ A welcome reminder that life carries on, in the real world. ๐Ÿค— * Also a great spot for gazing at the stars with the Good Heavens team๐ŸŒŸ * #dolphins #greatbarrierisland #xspotnz #xspotgreatforstargazing #oceanview #haurakigulf #xspotgbi #greatbarrierislandofficial #realworld #pod #bigblue #๐Ÿ’™ #๐Ÿฌ #๐ŸŒŠ #dosomethingnewnz
Binoculars are one of the tools of the trade when Binoculars are one of the tools of the trade when you are a stargazer. We use them frequently during our tours, to gaze at celestial objects in the medium distance, such as open star cluster and yes, the moon. โ € โ € If you've never checked out the moon through binoculars, try it tonight! She's a sight to behold! โ € โ € The binoculars Good Heavens use are perfectly suited for star- and moongazing. Why not try for yourself during a Dark Sky Experience and buy one after you tour?โ € โ € * โ € โ € *โ € โ € *โ € โ € #stargazing #experience #darkskyexperiences #greatbarrierisland @greatbarrierislandofficial #newzealand #stargazingnz #nzstargazing #nzmustdo #moongazing #moonlight #binoculars #closeup #starclusters
Being on Aotea - Great Barrier Island is often jus Being on Aotea - Great Barrier Island is often just about that... Being Being in nature ๐ŸŒด Being under the stars โœจ Being on the beach ๐ŸŒŠ Being with people you love ๐Ÿ’– Stopping Just being ๐Ÿ’š Bliss โœจ * * * #justbeing #darkskyexperiences #greatbarrierislandofficial #barrierbliss #stoppingandbeing
The Milky Way as pictured from Twin Pines in the D The Milky Way as pictured from Twin Pines in the Dark Sky Sanctuary of Aotea Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.โ € โ € This particular bit is the central core of our galaxy as visible in the NZ winter sky. It's the best time of the year and one of the best spots on our blue planet to observe this sparkly streak through the sky. โ € โ € We're looking at part of the disk of 200-400 billion stars that form our galaxy. Our Good Heavens guides would love to show you how that works from our perspective on Earth from a beach in the South Pacific.โ € โ € For more info go to https://buff.ly/2L7tUTnโ € โ € Such a beautiful image @Jamesrua #inthehoodandco #visitauckland โ € โ € #darkskyexperiences #greatbarrierislandโ € โ € @greatbarrierislandofficial #darkskytravel #darkskyphotography #astrophotography #milkyway #nztravel #travelnz #nzmustdo #nztravelme #justdowndtheroad #dosomethingnewnz
Arrival in paradise ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™ Back to the future ๐Ÿ˜Š
One of our favourite celestial objects is Jupiter. One of our favourite celestial objects is Jupiter. Not just because it's super cool to see a planet with your own eyes, but also because four of its moons are visible through the telescope.*โ € โ € These moons were first observed and described by Galileo, which is why, you guessed it, ๐Ÿ˜ they are called the Galilean moons.โ € โ € * or sometimes two or three if they are hiding in front of or behind the planet.โ € โ € Come marvel and the stars and the planets with us :-) โ € โ € Click on the link in our bio for our blog on Jupiter ๐Ÿ”ญ โ € *โ € โ € #darkskyexperiences #greatbarrierisland #stargazing #stargazingnz #nzmustdo #jupiter #planetandmoons #io #europa #ganymede #callisto #galileo #galileanmoons #telescope #orbiting #planets #skylove
In the NZ Herald on Sunday: "Good Heavens Design In the NZ Herald on Sunday: "Good Heavens Designated a Dark Sky Sanctuary by the International Dark-Sky Association in 2017, Great Barrier is a superb location to observe the night sky. Setting up their powerful telescope amid sand dunes near quiet beaches, Good Heavens' Dark Sky ambassadors identify and locate celestial attractions including Saturn, Jupiter and Magellanic Clouds. Booking ahead for your first night on the island is recommended to allow for flexibility with weather conditions. goodheavens.co.nz" * * * Thank you @travelwriternz ๐Ÿ™ #stargazing #darskyexperiences #greatbarrierisland #โœจ #dosomethingnewnz
Humans on our tiny planet - looking up at the magn Humans on our tiny planet - looking up at the magnificence of our universeโ € โ € Our stargazers tell us that stargazing becomes even more enjoyable once they are able to orientate themselves and recognise some friends among the stars after a stargazing experience with the Good Heavens team.โ € โ € Some of our stargazers come for repeat experiences, as the night sky is forever changing and there is so much to see and learn about. โ € โ € Our experienced stargazing guides would love to enlighten and entertain you under the super dark sky of Aotea Great Barrier Islandโ € โ € *โ € โ € *โ € โ € *โ € โ € #darkskysanctuary #darkskyexperiences #stargazing #greatbarrierisland #nztravelme #darkskytravels #travelcouples #travlcouples #travelnz #ownbackyardnz @stufftravelnz @greatbarrierislandofficial #cosmicpic
Beautiful cloud... And as long it stays close to t Beautiful cloud... And as long it stays close to the horizon, we're OK with that... ๐Ÿ‘โœจ Sometimes Mother Nature is dropping and pulling curtains left right and centre, which makes for an adventurous stargazing journey. โ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ’ซ And if it's just too cloudy to even contemplate to go stargazing,โ˜” our stargazers will always get a full refund.
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