An image from Winterstellar 2025. The astrophotography exhibition is at the Central Lakes Museum, in Arrowtown, until the end of July and then moves to Alexandra. PHOTO: ANDY DAVEY
Winterstellar Charitable Trust chief executive Andy Davey said the $11,000 grant was used to print images for the Winterstellar 2025 exhibition, which opened in Arrowtown last week.
It was the trust’s sixth exhibition of astrophotography, Mr Davey said.
This year there were 21 artists showing their work.
There were images from all around the South Island.
The 39 images included all of the South Island’s internationally accredited dark sky areas.
The centrepiece of the show was a 7mx2m image of the Milky Way, he said.
Work was ongoing to achieve international dark sky accreditation for Central Otago.
Mr Davey said it was a complex and expensive process, but progress was happening.
