🌌🌟 Lake Tekapo Stargazing Tour - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year - Backpacker Guide New Zealand
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- Day 198: Lake Tekapo is an International Dark Sky Reserve so it’s a must-do to do some stargazing in Lake Tekapo! We’re joining Earth & Sky Lake Tekapo for their New Zealand stargazing tour.
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Today’s Lake Tekapo activity actually starts at 12am when we’re doing the Earth & Sky stargazing tour in Lake Tekapo! This stargazing tour takes us stargazing at the Mt John Observatory.
The Mount John Observatory allows us to use powerful telescopes to see the stars of the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve. We’re in one of the best places for stargazing in New Zealand as it has some of the darkest and clearest skies in the world. If you want to see the stars in Lake Tekapo, this is where you need to be.
So what do you think of the stars in New Zealand? Would you add this stargazing tour in New Zealand to your Lake Tekapo travel itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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That is so cool!!! Nice photos...That looks like a nice tour...would love to do it one day...
Yeah it is truly awesome and opened our eyes to a whole new universe (pun intended) Have you ever done any stargazing in NZ?
So cool
Yeah it was! When are you off to the South Island for stargazing Marilyn?
wow!
Pretty awesome eh?!
Hello, thanks for the great video. I am planning on going here in a month. Which tour did you choose from the different ones they offer and do you have any recommendations?
thanks :)
Hey David, thanks for the kind words :) We booked this one for this video -> bit.ly/2ktAHdX we really loved it as you can see in the video ;)
After you got off the bus, how hard was the hike up to mount john in the dark? It mentioned having to walk up a steep incline
It's a relatively easy climb, after all, New Zealand is a steep country in it self haha!
Does this activity always happen late night at 12am? or does it have an earlier slot in the evening as well.
Yes it has to happen when it is very dark otherwise it does not really work :)
Thanks for the video! Very informative. Is Lake Tekapo or Mt Cook a better site for stargazing? We are choosing one of the two and want something that is more comprehensive.
That's a hard one, will you do a tour or stargaze by yourself?
@@NZPocketGuide We'll be doing a tour, hopefully we can see more details through telescopes and equipments:)
Lake Tekapo should be your best bet in that case ;) Book accommodation early though as places gets real full real fast -> www.backpackerguide.nz/5-best-backpacker-hostels-in-lake-tekapo/
@@NZPocketGuide Cool! Thanks for the recommendation.
You got it Weizza ;)
Nice video ! Do they also take pictures for you with their own 'astro' camera? Because even iphone 11 cannot take photos like shown in the video.
They do take pictures with their own cameras but for this video they used ours and did teh settings themselves. It was great. We had a basic DSLR camera.
@@NZPocketGuide ohhhh thats awesome!!!
@@photographybyliamanderson1659 yeah that's soooo cool!
can you see the stars like this which the pictures shows by naked eyes or we have to go to the telescopes. If we do not take the guided tours, can we just be in Lake Tekapo to see the stars
Hello :) you can see a lot of stars with naked eyes, but not as many as on the pictures shown in the video. This can only be seen with telescopes.
Hi…is this activity outdoors and you see the real sky?
Absolutely! The Lake Tekapo Stargazing tour is indeed an outdoor activity, where you get to marvel at the real sky. It's a fantastic experience under the clear, dark skies of Lake Tekapo, perfect for astronomy enthusiasts and nature lovers alike!
For more tips and travel insights, consider joining our Patreon group at patreon.com/nzpocketguide. We offer great resources and a community for personalized travel advice. Enjoy your stargazing adventure! 🌌✨🔭
Its kinda sad sad that most cameras aren't good at filming stars
yeah we were not able to get the most amazing footage as we are not pro film makers. It was amazing in person though, and that is what counts most!
can you see the stars clearly without the camera?
Yes for sure! Plus you get to look into the telescope that they have as well. It's really awesome!
Yes, by the time you arrive at the top of Mount John your eyes will be mostly “dark adjusted”. The reason they insist on using red light is that exposing your eyes to white (and blue light) resets your “night vision” to “day vision”. This would delay your enjoyment of the night sky.
Make sure to plan for a moonless night when you visit Tekapo. That is the best time to appreciate a dark sky.
I used to live in Tekapo, I miss that place enormously!
#grainiest_bpk_video_ever
Yep, as you can tell, we're not so good at filming in the dark :(