File:Mount John University Observatory (9618676129).jpg
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| Description | On the summit of Mount John is the University of Canterbury's astronomical observatory. During the day its domes can be seen from the Tekapo township. The mountain was chosen as the best observatory site in New Zealand because of its high number of clear nights throughout the year, the stability and transparency of the atmosphere and the uniquely dark skies in the Mackenzie Basin, devoid of city light pollution. It is internationally recognised as one of the best-situated observatories for viewing the southern night skies. For example, the Magellanic Clouds (satellite galaxies to our own Milky Way) can be seen continuously throughout the year. |
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| Source | Mount John University Observatory |
| Author | Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/9618676129 (archive). It was reviewed on 4 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero. |
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| current | 15:42, 4 July 2018 | 2,400 × 1,511 (2.97 MB) | Thesupermat2 | Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons |
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