I just came home from a couple of days in Tekapo after Easter. We walked up to the Mt John Observatory, past the Tekapo outdoor ice rink (winter) and the hotsprings (year round!) and got to see a couple of "daytime" stars through the telescope: Alpha Centauri and Achernar (oh, and obviously - Sol)
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| The trail up from Tekapo village. Rose hips on the bush in the foreground |
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| Mt John Observatory |
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| The sun, through an appropriate filter |
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| Overlooking Lake Alexandrina |
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| Big scope, little scope. |
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| The out door rink at Tekapo, right next door to the hotsprings! I can only imagine that watching a game is particularly chilly considering that the bleachers seem to feature concrete on stones. yikes. |
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| Tekapo seen from Mt John observatory |
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| up above Tekapo on Mt John |
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| Our dog checking out Lake Tekapo |
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| The Church of the Good Shepherd at Tekapo |