Skyline Rotorua is opening a new stargazing experience. PHOTO/SUPPLIED
Skyline Rotorua is preparing to launch a new attraction at its Mt Ngongotaha site where people can reach for the stars while staying firmly planted on the earth.
The Skyline Rotorua Stargazing experience will open in December allowing visitors to explore constellations, look for a shooting stars, and discover planets
invisible to the naked eye.
Ngongotaha is one of the top eight locations in New Zealand for stargazing where the dark clear skies blanketing Rotorua make for a breathtaking experience.
Skyline general manager Bruce Thomasen said the business would be investing $250,000 in developing the attraction including top-of-the line telescopes to give stargazers the chance to view an amazing array of sights, from the iconic Southern Cross, to nebulas, planets, the Milky Way and other galaxies.
The most impressive telescope on the platform is called "The Don", weighing more than 100kg and performing 2586 times better than the eye to see space like never before.
