Stonehenge Aotearoa
Stonehenge Aotearoa is an open air astronomical obsevatory,unique in New Zealand. Designed as a modern adaptation of the Salisbury Plain's Stonehenge, it contains 24 pillars and is 30m in diameter and about 4m high. The pillars are capped with lintels, completing the circle, and a 5m-tall obelisk marks the centre of the henge.
The modern henge was designed to demonstrate how ancient peoples used such constructions to understand astronomy. When viewed from the centre, the stones mark the daily rising and setting positions of the sun. The stone circle also forms a Polynesian star compass, showing the bearings taken by Polynesian seafarers travelling to and from New Zealand.
Stonehenge Aotearoa
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Equinox at Stonehenge Aotearoa
Thu, Sep 23 • 6:00 PM
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Copy of Tour of the Planets
Thu, Aug 19 • 6:00 PM
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Tour of the Planets
Sun, Aug 15 • 5:00 PM
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Legends of the Winter Solstice
Sat, Jun 19 • 4:15 PM
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Matariki - Work of the Gods
Sat, Jun 5 • 7:00 PM
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Self guided tours - available times listed
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Total Eclipse of the Super Moon
Wed, May 26 • 8:30 PM
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Stargazing Course
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Astrophotography Course
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Introduction to Astronomy Course
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Telescope course
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What's happening at the Mars Desert Research Station
Sat, Jan 4 • 7:00 PM
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Equinox at Stonehenge Aotearoa
Thu, Sep 23 • 6:00 PM
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Copy of Tour of the Planets
Thu, Aug 19 • 6:00 PM
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Tour of the Planets
Sun, Aug 15 • 5:00 PM
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Legends of the Winter Solstice
Sat, Jun 19 • 4:15 PM
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Matariki - Work of the Gods
Sat, Jun 5 • 7:00 PM
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Self guided tours - available times listed
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Total Eclipse of the Super Moon
Wed, May 26 • 8:30 PM
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Stargazing Course
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Astrophotography Course
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Introduction to Astronomy Course
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Telescope course
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What's happening at the Mars Desert Research Station
Sat, Jan 4 • 7:00 PM
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Events
Equinox at Stonehenge Aotearoa
Thu, Sep 23 • 6:00 PM
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Copy of Tour of the Planets
Thu, Aug 19 • 6:00 PM
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Tour of the Planets
Sun, Aug 15 • 5:00 PM
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Legends of the Winter Solstice
Sat, Jun 19 • 4:15 PM
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Matariki - Work of the Gods
Sat, Jun 5 • 7:00 PM
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Self guided tours - available times listed
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Total Eclipse of the Super Moon
Wed, May 26 • 8:30 PM
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Stargazing Course
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Astrophotography Course
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Introduction to Astronomy Course
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Telescope course
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What's happening at the Mars Desert Research Station
Sat, Jan 4 • 7:00 PM
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Equinox at Stonehenge Aotearoa
Thu, Sep 23 • 6:00 PM
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Copy of Tour of the Planets
Thu, Aug 19 • 6:00 PM
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Tour of the Planets
Sun, Aug 15 • 5:00 PM
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Legends of the Winter Solstice
Sat, Jun 19 • 4:15 PM
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Matariki - Work of the Gods
Sat, Jun 5 • 7:00 PM
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Self guided tours - available times listed
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Total Eclipse of the Super Moon
Wed, May 26 • 8:30 PM
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Stargazing Course
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Astrophotography Course
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Introduction to Astronomy Course
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Telescope course
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What's happening at the Mars Desert Research Station
Sat, Jan 4 • 7:00 PM
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