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Aotea Stonehenge
Just done one of our madcap excursions chasing rally cars ( we found 'em ) way down south in the Wairarapa. Lots of stories to tell and great fun but astronomically speaking the highlight was to visit the Aotearoa Stonehenge just east of Carterton.
It's a project put together by the Manawatu Astronomical Society a few years back and a southern hemisphere version of Stonehenge in England of course but it reflects a lot of the local Maori folklore about stars and seasons etc. Quite surreal to stand inside and reflect on the thought that has put into it by a large number of people. I took some panoramas from inside the circle but I'll have to put them up on my website later. But here's a pic looking into the circle from the entrance.
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