#Astro, #NewZealand
The Milky Way over the famous Mueller Hut
The Mueller Hut is a very popular hut in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. One can find the hut near Aoraki/Mount Cook, which is 3724 m in height, and so the highest mountain in New Zealand. The track to the hut is relatively easy, and one can reach the top within 3 hours. On top, one will be rewarded with a fantastic view of the national park along the prominent Mount Cook.
In February 2023, we visited this gorgeous area of New Zealand and found perfect weather conditions on the 25 February, where we planned to do the Mueller Hut track and spend one night up there. Unfortunately, the hut was already booked out (so if you plan to stay in the hut, make a reservation as soon as possible), so we chose to tent near the hut and use the facilities for 10NZD. The weather forecast was perfectly correct, and so it was icy cold yet a perfect night to take pictures of the night sky...
One can see the Milky Way rising over the famous Mueller Hut in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. Thereby, the night sky is a stacked image of 10 images to reduce the noise and to keep details in the Milky Way. The foreground is a slightly longer exposed image to get more details of the hut and the mountains themselves.
