Filling in a few hours till our 11 pm tour — Takapō Stargazing at Mount John: The Summit Experience:

start by looking at the stars with the naked eye, as our guides point out the sights with handheld lasers. … Then you’ll dive deeper, with full use of our high-powered telescopes. That includes the impressive 16” telescope in our private observatory dome.

Meanwhile an almost full moon rises.

At Lake Takapō an almost full moon rises above the lake and brown mountains with fog rolling in through a valley.