While much of our three weeks in New Zealand was met with rain and clouds, we found a bit of luck when we arrived at Lake Tekapo. Situated in the largest dark sky reserve in the world, Lake Tekapo is one of the world’s premier places to view and photograph the night sky. Join me on a night out shooting astrophotography in New Zealand with my first ever “Astrophotography on Location” vlog.

About Our Trip

Places we went: Check out our full (unplanned) itinerary for campervanning New Zealand at North to South!

Observatory tours: Earth and Sky

Our guide at Mt. John Observatory: Chris Murphy (instagram)

Credits

Video and photos by Ian Norman and Diana Southern.

Music Credit: Dexter Britain

Dexter Britain – “Lost in Light” (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Dexter Britain – “Ink” (CC-BY-NC-SA)

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-Ian