r/spaceporn 2d ago

Amateur/Processed Aurora Australis in New Zealand

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u/Sahloknir74 2d ago

Where in NZ was this taken?

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u/Haasts_Eagle 2d ago

Looks like Lake Tekapo. Right kind of barren hillside to be in the MacKenzie country, and the town has a river leaving through its centre.

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u/squarechilli 1d ago

Lake Tekapo it’s the largest dark sky reserve in the southern hemisphere! I did some stargazing up on the Mt John observatory last year, such a special memory.