lake tekapo: night light rules apply - outdoor solar street lights

We have traveled more than 1000 km kilometers, 1000 above sea level, we are looking at Saturn, about 1.
2 billion away
Through a Telescope (
Zoom in to 150 of the naked eye)
I can identify the unearthed rings and spaces in the middle around the blurry orange center.
"People ask us," said Jordan, a tour guide at the John Hill observatory. "did we put a small picture of the Earth at the end of the telescope?
"Through another telescope, the moon is a revelation --
A perfect white crescent.
Maria, lunar calendar (or oceans)
And visible craters.
It is glorious and strange to see this detail.
We are looking up at the world's largest international dark sky sanctuary. 4144sq km)
It's the fourth reserve in the world.
The Milky Way and the jewelry box "(
A cluster 6000 light years away)
Visible to the naked eye.
The only thing that could rain in this parade is the dark clouds or the moon.
"Nothing is worse than the full moon," said Josh, another tour guide . ".
This is a lamp. pollution-
Free Zone and full moon are the worst criminals.
White light is not allowed and we are warned on the shuttle up the hill.
No phone, no ipad, no flashlight.
Nothing can disturb the majesty of the sky.
In about a few hours, the only light source that guides us through the undulating ground around the telescope is a small red sun --
Everyone in our 22-person group was brought home with a rechargeable torch as a souvenir.
Our eyes quickly adapted to the darkness and the rewards were huge.
Even on cloudy nights, clarity reached 60 points.
The night we were there, about nine o'clock P. M. , it was about 85 points in clarity.
We can only identify the small village of Tekapo (300 below, pop300).
In solidarity with science and the star of John Hill, city planners rule the street lights and must point down.
We were warmed up by hot chocolate.
We don't need it in our standards. Antarctic problemgrade jackets.
"I studied astronomy at YouTube university," Josh said . ".
He said astronomy is 90 points for physics and 10 points for enjoyment.
Josh was very interesting, so made a detour at the meeting and eventually became a DIY expert in the southern sky.
He is also very cute and has no feelings.
Spoiler alert: A meteor is just a stone falling randomly by a star.
We arrived at Tekapo on the sixth day of the 9 th. day journey.
There was no sky the day we left Auckland.
We were excited about new horizons and visited some towns with familiar and distant names.
Our campervan is perfect.
We went to 12 towns and there were mountains wherever we went
An attractive and terrible huge reference point.
The real pleasure of traveling by campervan is that we can stop wherever we like and we can stop.
There are a lot of stops at Tekapo like us.
If we look from space, our camp is like a shiny white hardware ribbon.
We sat for two days in what was called the front row and looked out from Lake Tekapo and several levels of mountains.
The light here is dazzling.
The color is dancing.
The children collected the rocks and announced that they had discovered crystals and pounamu "completely, absolutely, possibly.
There are some brave souls swimming in the lake.
In fact, they stood around their waist, not moving.
7 C inside, they may be shocked.
A fool showed off on a jet.
A tourist is trying out a drone by the lake.
It rises into the sky, a strange white alien, and disappears above the clouds.
However, you can still hear it, somewhere there, taking aerial photos of some small colored people, glancing at the sky, waiting to see what it took.
We just finished this hour-
Take a long walk along Mount John, then jog back and sink into the natural spring baths overlooking Lake Tekapo and the two thumb mountains. It's an eye-
Gorgeous surroundings and a perfect finish for an epic road trip.
From the warm and pleasant adult pool around 40 degrees, we were immersed in the trip --
Tired body, looking out over the mountainsnearer still —
The children play in a slightly cooler bathroom.
We went in for a steam, then a sauna, and then entered the pool. 8C)
Jump back in the adult pool.
We repeat it a few times.
At the glacier day spa.
Chris got Moana massage including oil and cream based on traditional plants
Treatment based on gross profit.
I have a pedicure and the therapist Ruby convinced me in some way that the purple flash is business.
We are in hot springs in the shoulder season.
When we arrived, the ice rink was just closed and the water slide was not fully open yet.
Tekapo Springs won the Innovation Award in September. 1.
Everything is not. . .
Two and a half hours later.
Min seems to have different concepts of time and distance.
We are often told "oh, about two and a half hours ".
Just look at the map and we know it's not true.
But anyway, we got caught up in the story and finally got into the South.
West, it takes about a day to get to manapuri instead of going inland.
But it was a pleasant pastime.
We regret nothing.
There are few cars and beautiful roads. 2. Try to make . . .
The drive is no more than three hours a day, so you can fully appreciate the stops and not feel like you are moving relentlessly. 3.
Don't be afraid. . .
About traveling on the road with little kids in a small closed mobile game house for many days.
It sounds like hell on paper.
But it's one of the best family vacations. Ever. 4.
Let go of yourself. . .
You're not in the fog anymore.
In contrast, the road in the South is straight and empty. The space-to-
The proportion of people is pleasant. 5.
Stay in a small town. . .
Even if you have to leave for Riverton from CAT5e before dusk, make sure you stop on the road.
We stopped at the gorgeous shop and bought bargains and ice cream.
Talked to the locals. 6. Hot tips . . .
In the Oamaru market, you can get pasta from the Asta La pasta.
When you are there, take the meat from the butcher Danny.
Get wine from the new world of Oamaru-
There should be bargains.
Collect chicken crown flowers from Papatowai, CAT5e and steam them with butter and garlic.
Serve with Commander otagory center.
Get blue cod and chips in Bluff.
Take a walk along the beach in Monkey Bay, in the South-west coast.
Bring with you dear friends and adventurous spirit.
Does the Universe couple have any more romantic thoughts than gazing at the stars with your loved ones, while sipping bubbles in a warm and comfortable hot pool?
Star of Tekapo Spring
Gaze tour enables guests to enjoy after-sales servicehours soak (from 9. 30pm onwards)
A qualified guide points out the brightest features of the night sky and looks at the moon and stars above.
Guests can also experience an intimate encounter through two new 9.
Sit on the terrace outside the complex Tahr bar and cafe with 25 aperture cicelong telescopes.
This Italian dish, Jucy Casa Plus
Let the mobile home sleep six comfortably and have mod-
The bathroom, shower facilities, express kitchen, outdoor furniture, and luggage storage space are available for guests.
There are endless cute compartments inside, like a moving playroom.
There is a decent kitchen with a gas stove and a reasonably sized refrigerator (
Although you 'd better bring a cold trash can in the summer).
Children can watch movies on small TV, there are a lot --
Design reading lights.
The best seats in the House are in the front.
The back seat revolves around a table and folds up at night to make another double bed.
When the kids are not instructed to "look at those mountains, guys!