Dark Sky Project

Dark Sky Project is a planetarium in Mackenzie District, Canterbury which is located on Motuariki Lane. Dark Sky Project is situated nearby to the tourism office i-Site, as well as near Lake Tekapo School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Good Shepherd and Lake George Scott.

Church

The Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo on the South Island of New Zealand is a small Anglican church used by various denominations. Church of the Good Shepherd is situated 410 metres east of Dark Sky Project.

Lake

Lake George Scott, also called Scott Pond, is a small lake situated on the Tekapo River approximately 3 kilometres downstream of Lake Tekapo, New Zealand.

Power station

The Tekapo A Power Station is a hydroelectric facility at the southern end of Lake Tekapo in the Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, New Zealand. It is a short distance south of the township. The power station is owned and operated by Genesis Energy Limited. Tekapo A Power Station is situated 2 km southwest of Dark Sky Project.

Nearby places include Lake Tekapo and Tekapo Military Camp.

Photo: Cuzza, Public domain.

Lake Tekapo is a lakeside resort village in the Mackenzie Country in the South Island of New Zealand. It gets its name from one of the Southern Lakes in the Southern Alps.