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Dark Skies - New Zealand

New Zealand, New Zealand

New Zealand photography forecast. Track aurora australis, dark sky conditions, and fog at Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook in the Southern Alps.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

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Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)
Mount Cook
Tomorrow · 03:00–06:29 · 3h window
Medium confidence
42%
🌛Moon Altitude-2.9-19.6°
☁️Total Cloud Coverage5.9-7.3%
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Tomorrow · 04:00–06:27
🌛Moon Altitude:6.2-19.9°
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Tomorrow · 18:59–06:27
🌛Moon Altitude:-68.5-10.3°
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Mount Cook
Tomorrow · 19:00–06:29
🌛Moon Altitude:-68.3-10°
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Sat, Jul 11 · 19:00–06:26
🌛Moon Altitude:-71.9-0.4°
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Mount Cook
Sat, Jul 11 · 19:01–06:28
🌛Moon Altitude:-71.8-0°
Medium

What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 2 locations

Top 5 blocking conditions across 2 of 2 locations
Some blocked
Most blocked
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Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 20.0%)
45% blocked
Astronomical Night (Any)
44% blocked
Visibility (≥ 12000.0m)
33% blocked
Moon Illumination (≤ 35.0%)
29% blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)
29% blocked
How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 5 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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