The Central Otago night skies are unique and relatively unspoiled To protect this for future generations, Winterstellar is intending to prepare an application for International Dark Sky Reserve status for a large area of Central Otago. We expect this will take some time, but there is no time like the Read more…
Hundreds of visitors passed through the exhibition on the evening of the Arrowtown Matariki Festival with some getting a guided tour through the exhibition by Winterstellar CEO Andy Davey. The exhibition runs in Arrowtown until 20th July 2024.
This year’s competition not only attracted the sponsorship of global camera manufacturers Nikon as leading sponsors, but also a record number of entries. Because of the ‘once in a lifetime’ Aurora on May 11th, the deadline for submissions was extended and a new Aurora category was added. This was opened Read more…
On the weekend of 12th to 14th April, Winterstellar Charitable Trust was proud to sponsor and facilitate the Aotearoa Astrotourism Academy‘s first visit to Central Otago. WCT were able to do this due the Promotional Grant we gratefully received from the Vincent Community Board of Central Otago District Council. Central Read more…
From Otago Daily Times, 24 February 2024 By Ruby Shaw Sponsors of an astrotourism course coming to Alexandra hope it will provide the skills to share the taonga of Central Otago’s night skies with the rest of the world. Aotearoa Astrotourism Academy (AAA) is the offering course, which will be held Read more…