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YouTube videos:

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Good Heavens Dark Sky Experience - Time-lapse

https://youtu.be/qKOjUYFSdE0

Good Heavens Dark Sky Experience

Media coverage:

Celestial Bake Off Telegraph image

The Telegraph

It's official – 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 World’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 Zealand’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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Such a joyful site right below XSPOT yesterday.🌊🐬 A welcome reminder that life carries on, in the real world. 🤗 * * #dolphins #greatbarrierisland #xspotnz #oceanview #haurakigulf #xspotgbi #greatbarrierislandofficial #realworld #pod #bigblue #💙 #🐬 #🌊
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. ⠀ ⠀ If you've never checked out the moon through binoculars, try it tonight! She's a sight to behold! ⠀ ⠀ 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?⠀ ⠀ * ⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ #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 🌴 Being under the stars ✨ Being on the beach 🌊 Being with people you love 💖 Stopping Just being 💚 Bliss ✨ * * * #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.⠀ ⠀ 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. ⠀ ⠀ 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.⠀ ⠀ For more info go to https://buff.ly/2L7tUTn⠀ ⠀ Such a beautiful image @Jamesrua #inthehoodandco #visitauckland ⠀ ⠀ #darkskyexperiences #greatbarrierisland⠀ ⠀ @greatbarrierislandofficial #darkskytravel #darkskyphotography #astrophotography #milkyway #nztravel #travelnz #nzmustdo #nztravelme #justdowndtheroad #dosomethingnewnz
Arrival in paradise 💚💙 Back to the future 😊
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.*⠀ ⠀ These moons were first observed and described by Galileo, which is why, you guessed it, 😁 they are called the Galilean moons.⠀ ⠀ * or sometimes two or three if they are hiding in front of or behind the planet.⠀ ⠀ Come marvel and the stars and the planets with us :-) ⠀ ⠀ Click on the link in our bio for our blog on Jupiter 🔭 ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ #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 🙏 #stargazing #darskyexperiences #greatbarrierisland #✨ #dosomethingnewnz
Humans on our tiny planet - looking up at the magn Humans on our tiny planet - looking up at the magnificence of our universe⠀ ⠀ 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.⠀ ⠀ 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. ⠀ ⠀ Our experienced stargazing guides would love to enlighten and entertain you under the super dark sky of Aotea Great Barrier Island⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ #darkskysanctuary #darkskyexperiences #stargazing #greatbarrierisland #nztravelme #darkskytravels #travelcouples #travlcouples #travelnz #ownbackyardnz @stufftravelnz @greatbarrierislandofficial
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... 👍✨ Sometimes Mother Nature is dropping and pulling curtains left right and centre, which makes for an adventurous stargazing journey. ☁️💫 And if it's just too cloudy to even contemplate to go stargazing,☔ our stargazers will always get a full refund.
Good Heavens are proud to announce ⠀ ⠀ --- ou Good Heavens are proud to announce ⠀ ⠀ --- our new Moon Walk Experiences --- 🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗⠀ ⠀ Roughly one week a month, the moon is big and bright enough to light the way onto the beach - a magical experience!⠀ ⠀ So in that week we take the opportunity to stroll onto the beach under her light and share the fun and factual stories of our closest celestial neighbour - before or after our stargazing session.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Please note that when our moon takes centre stage some other celestial objects, like the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds, are less visible.⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ * ⠀ ⠀ @greatbarrierislandofficial #darkskyexperiences #stargazing #greatbarrierisland @visitauckland #nzmustdo #darkskytravels #moon #moonsick #marama #bigpizzapie #romantictravel #travelcouples #travelnz #nztravel #travelnzwithme #notjustforlunatics #moonstories #moonlight #starlight #magic #stargazingnz #goodheavensnz #beachwalk #nzholiday #moonmagic #stargazingtour #stargazingtours #moon #stars #planets #beachlife
Hardy midwinter fun on the beach. #midwinter #bea Hardy midwinter fun on the beach. #midwinter #beachfun @greatbarrierislandofficial #daytimeinthedarkskysanctuary #beachlife #beach #newzealand #aotea #aotearoa #nzmustdo #stargazing #purenewzealand #purenz
Good Heavens aptly named moon chairs are perfect f Good Heavens aptly named moon chairs are perfect for observing the super dark heavens in the Dark Sky Sanctuary of Aotea Great Barrier Island. ⠀ ⠀ Just lean back and enjoy while listening to stories of the stars, snuggled up under one of our fluffy blankets, while the waves lap at the beach in the background and stars galore overhead.⠀ ⠀ Indulge in the elements of this dark sky wilderness 🌟🌌🌴🐬🌅 ⠀ #darkskyexperiences #greatbarrierisland⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ * ⠀ ⠀ @greatbarrierislandofficial #greatbarrierislandofficial #comfortable #stargazing #magicalexperience #nzmustdo @visitauckland #magical #experience #aotea #whetu #moonchairs #🌴 #🌟 #🌌
Lovely welcome 🐬 into Tryphena today 💙 One Lovely welcome 🐬 into Tryphena today 💙 One of those beautiful surprises Great Barrier Island may have in store for you, too. 😊 🐬 #greatbarrierisland #greatbarrierislandofficial #dolphins #surfing #sealinknz #ferry #bowwave #welcome #home #surprise #💙 #🐬 #100%purenewzealand
The team of Good Heavens on Aotea - Great Barrier The team of Good Heavens on Aotea - Great Barrier Island love stargazing in winter - when the nights are crisp and the heavens are clear. In winter, it gets dark early and we are looking at the core of the Milky Way. ⠀ ⠀ The big planets Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the evening sky till the end of the year, and they are an amazing sight through our telescope.⠀ ⠀ Enjoy winter stargazing with the best ranked company in New Zealand from under our comfortable blankets. On the colder nights we'll even give you a hot water bottle.⠀ ⠀ Thank you for this beautiful photo, @Jamesrua #inthehoodandco @visitauckland⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ #darkskyexperiences #stargazing #stargazingnz #nzmustdo #nzbucketlist #travelnz #tourism_nz #dosomethingnewnz #dosomethingnewnewzealand
We're loving this crisp still air! It makes for pe We're loving this crisp still air! It makes for perfect stargazing conditions, too! We had the most amazing stargazing experience last night. It's close to the new moon, so super dark, and the stars, planets and Milky Way were just popping. 🌟 Alas, no camera on hand, so this day time image of Medlands beach will have to do 😉 #backyourbackyard #stufftravelnz #greatbarrierislandofficial #purenz
We are happy to announce that Good Heavens are ope We are happy to announce that Good Heavens are open for stargazing!⠀ ⠀ Check out this beautiful timelapse of one of our tours. ⠀ ⠀ Thank you! @jamesrua #inthehoodandco #visitauckland⠀ ⠀ Come and marvel at our #greatbarrierisland stars with us!⠀ https://buff.ly/2UHiCIn⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ *⠀ ⠀ #darkskyexperiences #greatbarrierislandofficial #goodheavensnz #stargazing #stargazingexperience #milkyway #experiencenz #nzmustdo #oceanside #bythesea #darkskysanctuary #bucketlist #bucketlistnz #astronomy #stargazingnz #timelapse #underthestars #comfortable #enlightening #magical #couples #romantic #proposal #nzgetaway #nzstars #backyourbackyard #stufftravelnz #greatbarrierislandofficial
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