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University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory 

Lake Tekapo's spectacular, unpolluted night skies attract visitors from all over the world. UC's Physics and Astronomy Department's astronomical observatory on top of Mt John, near Lake Tekapo, provides outstanding conditions for observations and discoveries of the southern sky.

Facilities at the observatory

Safety and housekeeping rules

Applying for telescope time

Lake Tekapo webcam

See the latest conditions in the Mt John area on Tekapo Tourism's webpage.