TY  - BOOK
AU  - Arnold, Naomi
TI  - Southern nights: the story of New Zealand's night sky from the southern lights to the Milky Way 
SN  - 9781775541288
AV  - QB63 A766 2019
U1  - 520.993 23
PY  - 2019///.
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand : 
PB  - HarperCollins Publishers, 
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Ethnoastronomy
KW  - Tātai arorangi
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Understand the universe -- The age of discovery -- Early New Zealand astronomy -- The view from here
N2  - "Stargazing and the history of astronomy in New Zealand"--Publisher information; Meet the night sky, down under From eclipses to aurorae, comets to constellations, this is the story of the night sky above Aotearoa New Zealand. It looks at what is special about our southern skies, which have only been explored very recently compared to those in the northern hemisphere. It showcases our 'family of light', the major stars and objects of our sky and their associated meanings, history and cultural importance, explains Polynesian celestial navigation, which brought the first people here, and Maori astronomy or tatai arorangi, which helped people live here once they arrived. Finally, it delves into modern astronomy, covering some of New Zealand's amateur and professional scientific astronomers and their research, and looks at our observatories and the increasing popularity of dark sky tourism. - Google Books
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