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SOUTHERN ROTATION AROUND BARING HEAD Rob Wilson shot this image November 10 2012 of startrails over the lighthouse at Baring Head, in Wellington, New Zealand. The lighthouse was one of the last two towers to be built in New Zealand and was constructed in 1935. The stars rotating in the shot are the southern end of the Milky Way
LOTD: Baring Head
(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/nz.htm)
Baring Head
1935. Active; focal plane 87 m (286 ft); white light, 9 s on, 6 s off. 12 m (40 ft) octagonal concrete tower with six ribs, lantern, and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; lantern dome is gray. Weather station. Eugene Metreveli has a 2018 closeup photo, Trabas has Boucher's photo, Nick Mumford has a lovely photo, another closeup photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. The last traditional lighthouse built in New Zealand, this tower replaced the older Pencarrow Head Light as the entrance light for the approach to Wellington. In 2005 the light was moved to an LED beacon mounted on the gallery. In 2010 the Greater Wellington Regional Council paid $1.75 million to purchase the light station for inclusion in the East Harbour Regional Park. The Friends of Baring Head was organized to support restoration of the station and its surroundings. There are plans to renovate the two keepers houses for overnight accommodations. Renovations of the houses were underway in 2019-20. The site commands a spectacular view across Cook Strait. Located on a headland about 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Wellington, marking the eastern entrance to Somes Sound. Accessible by a hiking trail from a trailhead off the Coast Road; allow three hours for a hike to the lighthouse and back. Site normally open (may be closed during restoration projects), tower closed. Operator/site manager: Maritime New Zealand. Site manager: Greater Wellington Regional Council (Baring Head). ARLHS NZL-002; Admiralty K4004; NGA 4584.
(photo found here; ©Maritime New Zealand)
Baring Head In Winter 23 . 6 . 18 I went to Baring Heads with my 3 year old son Morris. 01 This is the only Linum monogynum we saw but was rather conspicuous with its amazing colour, im always happy to see Rauhuia in the wild, its growthform seems alot more sparse than in cultivation. 02 This Coprosma repens or Taupata shaped by the elements is obvoiusly tough, surrounded by sand and the introduced Marram grass. 03 I think this is a divaricating Coprosma, shaped by the southerly wind and the lichenized greywacke that protects it. Why ain't hairdressers going around doing topairy? 04 Coastal pond. Im sure there is a particular word for this type of body of water but i havnt found it yet. This made me think of Thoreau's bottomless pond. 05 Rugged outcrop of Greywacke. 06 The Raoulia hookeri growing in one small location about 100m up from the shore, showed two slight colour forms, grey and green, this is the grey. Be great to see this in flower and what insects or potentialy lizards are doing the polinating. 07 Morris tripping
