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Solar Explorer in Akaroa - Sun-Viewing Tour with Telescopes

By Akaroa Stargazing
Free cancellation available
Price is $22 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Discover the Sun like never before! This unique daytime experience offers a safe, fascinating look at our nearest star, perfect for all ages and Akaroa day trips.

What You'll Experience:

Safe Solar Viewing: Observe the Sun through our specialized solar telescope. See sunspots, flares, and intricate solar activity in stunning detail.

Smartphone Solar Photography: Use our provided adapter to easily capture your own amazing photos of the Sun directly through the telescope with your smartphone!

Instant Solar Images with ZWO Seestar S50: Our ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope captures high-resolution images of the Sun, which are then shared with you digitally and instantly!

Expert Guidance: Learn captivating facts about the Sun, its features, and its impact on Earth from our knowledgeable astronomer.

This tour provides a hands-on, exciting introduction to astronomy, offering visuals you won't find anywhere else.

It's an ideal, memorable addition to your Akaroa itinerary!

Activity location

  • Akaroa Lighthouse
    • Beach Road, Akaroa
    • Akaroa, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Akaroa Lighthouse
    • 145 Beach Road
    • 7520, Akaroa, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

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30min English guided tour
  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$22.41 x 1 Adult$22.41
Total
Price is $22.41

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Use of specialized solar telescope
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expert guidance and commentary
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Smartphone adapter for solar photography
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Instant digital photos of the Sun captured with ZWO Seestar S50
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Private transportation

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Akaroa Lighthouse
  • 30m
Discover the Sun like never before from the iconic historic Akaroa Lighthouse.

Location

Activity location

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    Akaroa Lighthouse
    • Beach Road, Akaroa
    • Akaroa, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Akaroa Lighthouse
    • 145 Beach Road
    • 7520, Akaroa, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

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