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    • Traditional Star compass with star positions.
    Rights: Te Tai Tokerau Tarai Waka Inc. Published 13 November 2014 Size: 100 KB Referencing Hub media

    This star compass shows some of the stars as they align with their houses. The star compass shows where the stars will rise and set on the celestial equator – slightly different for our horizon in Aotearoa.

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      How’s your memory?

      In this activity, students memorise a number of items from the star compass as wayfinding navigators would have to do. This experience may help students understand how and why wayfinders use the ...

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      The star compass – kāpehu whetū

      Like the Sun, stars rise in the eastern horizon and set in the western horizon. Navigators who know the direction and position in which the stars rise and set can use the horizon as a compass ...

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      Revitalising Māori astronomy

      Māori ancestors possessed a wealth of astronomical knowledge that they referred to as tātai arorangi. The knowledge was important for many aspects of daily life, from growing crops, fishing and ...

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