My partner and I went to visit Geraldine Observatory on Saturday 6th of January at the end of our 2 weeks South Island NZ road trip. This was an amazing experience as you can read below. In summary my two comments are: - expect to...More

We had a wonderful evening learning about the night sky with Peter. His enthusiasm is infectious! He clearly has a passion for astronomy and wants to share his lifelong love with others. It was just me and my husband on this tour so we had...More

Fascinating visit to this amazing observatory. We viewed distant supernova on a very powerful telescope, having first been briefed by Peter, the owner. He made the visit accessible and entertaining yet I came away feeling that I had learned a great deal. We were fortunate...More

We were with just the two of us. And had a really cool and interesting evening. We spent 3 hours with Peter and we could still sit there for hours. He knows allot and has some really nice stories. We saw some awsome nebulas, stars...More

A great night out viewing the moon (really close up), some planets and stars etc and then hearing about supernova hunting and info on astronomy. Peter is nice and obviously passionate about astronomy. He is super generous only asking a donation (this does not mean...More

We did not know what to expect about this activity as our knowledge in astronomy were quite limited.... but Pete took the time explaining everything, and we felt so lucky, privileged and grateful for having spent this wonderful time with Pete. I have recommended it...More

Thank you for such an interesting and inspiring visit to your observatory. We learnt so much and felt privaleged to view your many photos. You are so passionate about astronomy it has rubbed off on us and we eagerly await a clear night to start...More

Me and my Husband are both nature lovers, however, we know very little about the stars let alone observe them from professional telescopes. I'm truly grateful to Peter's effort and time to show us around. The whole two hours are eye opening, informative, and really...More

My partner and I had an amazing time , peter is a top bloke with an amazing passion which he loves to share with people from around the world ! Would deffinetly reccomend this experience and also offered great recommendations for other places in Geraldine...More

Graeme, Carol, Lucas, Tessa and Ashton loved the stars and night sky through your photos and presentation.Even though the weather was against us for viewing through the telescope we all came home thinking and talking about the night sky.We are all very keen on another...More