"Night time view over the Pouakai Ranges. Standing at what I called the 'Pouakai intersection', I could clearly see the small and large Magellanic Clouds hovering around the mountain and even got a hint of Aurora too with one of what I call the 'lesser/minor arms' of the Milky Way arch coming down on the right. /The orange across most of the sky is airglow (there was a ton around on the night) but there was a little more of a glow facing South. - 📸 Grant Birley - Photos of Taranaki
"Night time view over the Pouakai Ranges. Standing at what I called the 'Pouakai intersection', I could clearly see the…
Tony Skilling
9 August 2025
PhotoLifestyle Taranaki
A night sky masterpiece from the Pouakai Ranges — the Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds, and a hint of aurora over Mt Taranaki.
Night Sky Pouakai Ranges Milky Way Aurora Astrophotography
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