2023 Guide to the Night Sky

While you’re looking up, geek out completely with this month by month guide to our night skies.

Meteors, planets, phases of the moon and constellation locations - this book has it all.
Heritage Reading Room: Z520 DUN

Te Kāpehu Whetū

(Traditional Māori Star Compass)

Learn how to locate Matariki at the horizon. Superbly explained and illustrated. A thrilling bi-lingual book of base-knowledge for traditional star navigation at sea.

Essential reading for any person wanting to understand how to use stars for way-finding.
Heritage Reading Room: Z527.3 SOU

Star Dreaming: Matariki at Sylvia Park School

A gorgeous artistic response to Matariki. Poems, illuminating stories, recipes and fabulous art. The nature the stars in the Matariki constellation explored with creativity, words and heart. Beautiful.
Heritage Reading Room: Z394.2683 STA