Artist Talk | Tuesday 11 July 6pm at the Ōamaru Library | Free Event

Join expert astronomer and astrophotographer Damien McNamara to learn about his photography practice capturing the Aurora Australis, Tahu-nui-ā-Raki.

Tahu-nui-ā-Raki is what Māori call the Aurora Australis, visible most often from the southern-most parts of Aotearoa. Māori believe that the Aurora Australis are lights from the campfires reflecting in the night sky, from ancestors who travelled further south beyond Aotearoa.

Image: Flight to the Lights 2, 2018, Damien McNamara.