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Dark Skies
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.
Times shown in Pacific/Auckland
Next opportunity
Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)
Mount Cook
Today · 02:00–03:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
67%
🌛Moon Altitude-6.3°
☁️Total Cloud Coverage6.1%
Good Dark Skies
Mount Cook
Today · 05:00–06:00
🌛Moon Altitude:-35.2°
Medium
Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Mount Cook
Wed, May 27 · 03:00–06:17
🌛Moon Altitude:-22-6.3°
Medium
Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Wed, May 27 · 04:00–06:15
🌛Moon Altitude:-22.4--4.1°
Medium
Location status
0 of 2 locations currently active
Lake Tekapo
InactiveDark sky reserve with turquoise lake
Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (86%, ≤ 20.0%)
Next opportunity in ~2 days 3h
1 opportunity in next 10 days
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Mount Cook
InactiveNew Zealand's highest peak
Twizel, Canterbury, New Zealand
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (100%, ≤ 20.0%)
Next opportunity in ~1h 5m
3 opportunities in next 10 days
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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
24 Sun
25 Mon
26 Tue
27 Wed
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24
06
12
18
24
06
12
18
24
06
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18
Moon Illumination (≤ 35.0%)
100% blocked
Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 20.0%)
89% blocked
Moon Altitude (≤ 10.0°)
48% blocked
Astronomical Night (Any)
44% blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)
19% 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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