Lake Ellesmere dark sky reserve
A handful of images of the Milky Way taken on 7th July near Lake Ellesmere - who says astrophotographers have to travel all the way to the Mackenzie Basin and Lake Tekapo to get epic dark sky? :) On the subject of dark sky reserves I posit that the Selwyn district council should promote the area as an alternative to Tekapo, because there are places around the lake, and out towards Coopers Lagoon etc where the sky has almost zero light pollution. :) Photographed on a Sony A7S with a Samyang 24mm f/1.4 lens...
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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0% Yes! New Year, New Me
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33.3% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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66.7% Nah - not for me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲
I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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