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Upcoming Events
Sun Funnel / Fun-Sunnel is on Waiheke!
A unique opportunity to look at the Sun through the telescope SAFELY and see its surface dotted with sunspots! Come and view at NightShift StargazingWaiheke
When:
- Mondays and Tuesdays 10am – 5pm
Where:
The Astro-Lounge – 32 Mako Street where we enjoy the Sun observations, coffee, and talk about Astronomy
Big THANK you to Jordan from the SkyLabs who kindly and generously gifted the NightShift Stargazing Waiheke a Sun Funnel (Fun-Sunnel) kit for viewing our Sun via 8” Dobsonian telescope!
Astrophotography Exhibition at the Stony Batter Tunnels
The Notions of Infinity Exhibition deep underground at Stony Batter Tunnels is a visual and sensory exhibition is not to be missed! Book now at their website HERE
Past Events
100 Days of Astronomy 2025
Coming up Sunday 5 October, as part of 100 Hours of Astronomy we would like to share our stargazing experience with each other across different locations around Aotearoa New Zealand as well as the world. More details soon!
100 Hours of Astronomy webpage
Eclipse Time!
22 September and ONLY in New Zealand (and parts of Antarctica)!
It will happen during the Sunrise and it will look like Croissant-Sun (CroiSun) poking up from the horizon 😀
ATTENTION – You MUST protect your eyes to watch the Solar Eclipse safely. Without protection You’ll damage your eyes!!!!
The proper eye protection you can purchase ONLY ON WAIHEKE at the StargazingWaiheke Gift shop at 32 Mako street, or contact us directly. It is ONLY $6
Keep these glasses – in 2028 we’ll have a Total Solar Eclipse visible in NZ. You also can take pictures on your phone via these glasses.
- Begins: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 at 6:10 a.m.
- Maximum: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 at 6:55 a.m. 0.696 Magnitude
- Ends: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 at 8:04 a.m.
- Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes
- Sunrise: 6:10 am
Did you know? – during a partial eclipse you can see Crescent shadows!
During a partial solar eclipse shadows take on different shapes and qualities than usual. If you look at the ground beneath a leafy tree or a mesh-fence, or anything that makes a grid, you’ll see that where dappled sunlight comes through, it casts crescent-shaped shadows. This unique phenomenon only happens during partial solar eclipses