We're thrilled about using the 8" Dobsonian telescope for our Starry Night Adventures, but its size limits our mobility. To enhance the experience, we introduced the Unistellar eVscope. This camera-like telescope collects photons with a sensor and generates real-time images on our iPad. It's portable, sets up quickly, and tracks celestial objects as Earth moves. The eVscope reveals stunning details of galaxies and cosmic phenomena that are invisible to the naked eye. We can now take our guests on Starry Night walks, capturing memories and offering an immersive experience. The eVscope excels even during bright moonlit nights, transforming our adventures.

So many people ask us if we’ll be able to see Tahu-nui-a-raki (The Southern Lights) when they are inquiring about our AuthenticAs Starry Nights Tours. Unfortunately, this isn’t the easiest of phenomena to predict, especially a few months in advance. On Friday night, Jakob & Taryn were treated to a spectacular show, that literally came out of nowhere.

We love having solo travellers come on our adventures, it allows us to deliver a truly tailored experience so that our manuhiri (visitor) gets exactly what they are looking for. Read about our night under the Stars with Nick, an exceptionally inspiring young man from Melbourne, here in Tāhuna (Queenstown) for a week of snowboarding and adventure seeking.

AuthenticAs offer a truly unique range of services and skills. During their holiday in Queenstown, Kritika wanted to honour her culture by exchanging rings with her fiancé Sam under the Southern Night Sky. In her dreams, they’d be able to have a personalised star gazing tour and a collection of breathtaking photographs to treasure for years to come. Imagine her delight when we told her we could take care of all of her desires.

Orion sets over the Southern Alps. Simon soaks up the beauty of view to the West of the Southern Night Sky in early Autumn, all the while capturing images to create beautiful photographs

Ginnie wanted to see the beautiful Southern Hemisphere night sky. We took her out exploring capturing beautiful photographs as we went, we even bumped into Lady Aurora