discover the night sky
Highlighting the best of the night skies above the town of Motueka, Tasman, NZ.
I operate a Global Meteor Network Raspberry Pi Meteor Station camera, NZ0002.
Here is the latest map of meteor paths calculated from this GMN RMS meteor camera station and a Nelson-based astronomer’s camera, and here is a dashboard summary of the last night’s captured data.
I’ve always had a keen interest in astronomy but on relocating to the dark skies of the Tasman district at the top of the South Island, I’ve really been able to let my interest flourish and blossom. I think I’m ready to let other people see what I’m doing. I hope you enjoy it all as much as I have…
Tasman Skies exists simply to show off some astrophotography stuff. For now.
Jeremy Taylor jeremy@tasmanskies.nz 2021-10-05 The Manager Whakatū/Nelson Visitor Centre Department of Conservation Re: Open Letter Regarding Light Pollution at DOC’s Momorangi Bay Camp Ground Tēnā koutou! I recently had the opportunity to stay at the DOC-run Momorangi Bay camping ground. Thank you for providing a pleasant, well-cared for camping experience. The facilities were well-maintained and …
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Calling all interested in #citizenscience projects! Join hundreds of contributors from at least 20 countries providing data for the Global Meteor Network (GMN). As the small patches of red on this map show, there is a lot more of the planet that we could cover. Right now, in Aotearoa New Zealand we have only two …
Chicken Little got bonked on the noggin by an acorn and thought the sky was falling. As if. Except there really is stuff falling from the sky, from way higher up than a big old oak tree. It is estimated that 29 to 57 tonnes of rock rain down on earth from space every day. …
If you’d like to get in touch, email us: jeremy@tasmanskies.nz
The Tasman Skies are found above the Tasman District in the top of the South Island of New Zealand. We are in the small semi-rural town of Motueka, a location with a fantastic climate and many clear dark nights showing off a beautiful Milky Way vista.