Winterstellar will be returning to Central Otago in 2021. We already have the exhibition booked in, and would like to expand next year with a series of related events to become a Winter Festival.
For now this page is simply a sandbox for ideas and concepts that might be followed through, or may be abandoned or put on the back burner if not currently feasible or cannot be done well. It is not to be taken as an itinerary. We will be shouting from the rooftops when we have a confirmed schedule of events.
Proposed Winterstellar 2021 Events
Astrophotography Competition
Winterstellar.com. OK at COVID Level: 1 ,2, 3, and 4
Matariki in the Park
Pioneer Park. OK for COVID Level: 1 & 2 (with adjustments)
Astrophotography Workshops
Alexandra Golf Club. OK for COVID Level: 1 & 2
Astronomy Tours
Dark sky areas around Alexandra. OK for Level 1 & 2
Interplanetary Cycle Trail Tours
Otago Central Rail Trail. OK for COVID Level: 1 & 2
Winterstellar Outdoor Installation
Pioneer Park? OK for COVID Level: 1, 2, 3 & 4
Virtual Winterstellar Exhibition
Winterstellar.com. OK at COVID Level: 1 ,2, 3, and 4
Winterstellar Exhibition 2021
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery. OK for COVID Level: 1 & 2
Matariki “Lights on the Hill” Festival
This idea has been shelved as early indications of cost for doing this well are beyond us for this year. Maybe look at it again in the future.