Cosmos in Your Hood

Outdoor

Point Chevalier Coyle Park, Twisted Tomato Cafe, Pt Chev Primary School, various • 20 May - 20 June

Hours
Outdoor -all hours; Indoor- see individual venue
Where
Point Chevalier Coyle Park, Twisted Tomato Cafe, Pt Chev Primary School, various shop fronts; and at Mt Albert library
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Artists
Rohit Vig
Theme
Celebrating the night sky …
The ‘cosmic’ in midst of the ‘ordinary’. Large prints of deep space & wide-field astrophotography by local photographer Rohit Vig will be visible at venues across Point Chevalier & at Mt Albert Library in weeks leading up to Matariki day. Distant galaxies, nebulae, planets, star constellations, night landscapes - many shot from his inner city backyard using telescopes & everyday lenses.

Most of us now lives in midst of light pollution that increasingly obscures our view of the night.
This exhibition is an encouragement to connect with the night sky like our ancestors did, to let in its beauty and to sustain it for future generations.

Rohit will also run a free public workshop on “Stargazing from your backyard” at Mt Albert Library on Saturday 14th June at 2pm.

Indoor: Twisted Tomato Cafe & Mt Albert Library
Outdoor: Coyle Park, selected shopfronts on Pt Chevalier Road, Pt Chevalier Primary School entrance. 

Supported by Neighbourhood Arts (Auckland Council Albert-Eden Ward), Ray White Pt Chevalier & Godwin Design
 
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Matariki Whispers

Matariki Whispers

Carina Nebula

Carina Nebula

Half-moon

Half-moon

Southern Pinwheel

Southern Pinwheel

Stars and the City

Stars and the City

Backyard Cosmic Portal

Backyard Cosmic Portal

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