Celebrating Kaikōura’s Stars

Discover the magic above Kaikōura! Join us for a relaxed, family-friendly drop in event on Friday 30 May from 6-8pm celebrating our incredible night skies and the growing dark sky … Read more

DarkSky International comes to Kaikōura

Working together towards a DarkSky Nation – You’re invited to the Kaikōura Museum from 6.00-7.30pm on Friday 25th October for a free community event. Understand more about the global DarkSky … Read more

A celestial evening at the museum..

To celebrate International Dark Sky Week 2024, join us on Thursday April 4th from 7pm to 8.30pm, at the Kaikōura Museum for this free community evening. Our two guest speakers, … Read more

November Stargazing & Astrophotography

Come along and discover the splendours of the Kaikōura night sky on Friday 24th November 2023. Kaikōura Astronomers invite you and your whanau to join us for the last free monthly community stargazing evening of … Read more

Beginners guide to astrophotography

The Kaikōura Astronomer Interest Group have put togetherr their top tips in how to take a nighttime photograph using either a digitial camera or a phone. Give it a go … Read more

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Thank you to all our supporters who have kindly provided free ongoing services & advice or have generously donated funds. You are amazing and the stars will shine a little brighter because of you.

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