Wow! Easter island is so cool I would love to visit one day🙏 I am studying easter island for my college prep work and have fallen in love with the place. It is so beautiful! I'm from the UK
A few years ago I went to the star gazing talk, followed by a super powered telescope to see the stars on Easter Island. it was amazing. There were 4 planets in the night sky and a few days past the full moon. This activity was definitely a highlight of my trip to Easter Island. Well done on this presentation!
I also did the Astronomy Tour in 2018, I think it was in July. You were handing out flyers at the airport and I wasn't sure if I was going to go but I am so glad I did. It was a great tour and I highly recommend it. Very unique, a lot of fun, educational, and a great way to get another perspective of Rapa Nui.
@@magellan720 hi David i also vaguely remember you. Thanks for telling the time to write and comment and I am glad you came and enjoyed your time with us on the tour.
Great video - you tell very well, so keep on! 3 questions; is may a good month for stargazing? Or is there too many clouds? How many days would be wise to have on easter island if I should truly get a small grasp of the story, culture and nature? 4?, 10? 14 days? And finally; is it better to come around new moon to see the stars at the most optimum conditions? Would love a tour when I come. :)
Thanks for watching... if you are physically able I would come for a week or so as there are very cool places to explore by foot, also diving is good if that interests you. 2 days of tour to see all the major sites. Then 2 full day hikes and 2 half day hikes to see the rest of the island (or horseback) was then you could have day to rest so some diving and stargazing too. Also a week gives you a good chance to get a clear night....
WOW Marc, thanks for the navigation update. Can the Northern Cross be see from the island as we could see it in Namibia. Ho I see! Northern Cross can be seen very nicely from the island.
Small Correction ...New Zealand AND New Caledonia are continental islands and are what is left of the submerged continent Te Riu-a-Māui (Zealandia). This would have broken off from Gondwanaland 83-79 million years ago and then submerged about 23 million years ago. An interesting thing is the genus Cunonia (shrubs and trees) has a disjunct distribution, with 24 species endemic to New Caledonia and one species (Cunonia capensis) in Southern Africa where I live.
Thanks for commenting and super interesting info. Are you a University professor perhaps? I did say it was the only continental island in ‘ Polynesia’ rather than the Pacific though... i think New Caledonia counts as Melenisia. 😇😀
@@RapaNuiLife It was a fascinating video so I enjoyed it a lot. Yes I teach Sustainable Development here in Cape Town. It is interesting that in the South Pacific there are only two places that were part of a continent these being New Zealand and New Caledonia. I am fascinated by Rapa Nui - I think their culture is a big part of their ability to survive a very remote island with a less favourable climate that most places in the South Pacific . I have been appalled by the the Ecocide Hypothesis that Jared Diamond proposed in his book Collapse. The entire narrative of the Rapa Nui self- destruction was just plain wrong. I wish you all the success in these coming months for you and the entire Rap Nui society.
Love this
Haha I was just send big you the link to the video so you could check it out and your comment came up
Astronomy amazes me and scares me! This video has just given me another view on it. Very interesting Marc.
Again! awesome work Bro.
Wow! Easter island is so cool I would love to visit one day🙏 I am studying easter island for my college prep work and have fallen in love with the place. It is so beautiful! I'm from the UK
Awesome, glad you found the channel and I hope you can makes it here one day!
Just stumbled on your channel. Great! About to binge watch everyday lol
Thanks so much for watching! I hope you enjoy it!
A few years ago I went to the star gazing talk, followed by a super powered telescope to see the stars on Easter Island. it was amazing. There were 4 planets in the night sky and a few days past the full moon. This activity was definitely a highlight of my trip to Easter Island. Well done on this presentation!
Hi Val, did you do the tour with me do you remember? I do remember a Val on one of the tours. I
I think you were there, but a new guy had just started who gave the presentation. It was around July 2018
I also did the Astronomy Tour in 2018, I think it was in July. You were handing out flyers at the airport and I wasn't sure if I was going to go but I am so glad I did. It was a great tour and I highly recommend it. Very unique, a lot of fun, educational, and a great way to get another perspective of Rapa Nui.
@@magellan720 hi David i also vaguely remember you. Thanks for telling the time to write and comment and I am glad you came and enjoyed your time with us on the tour.
Great video - you tell very well, so keep on!
3 questions; is may a good month for stargazing? Or is there too many clouds?
How many days would be wise to have on easter island if I should truly get a small grasp of the story, culture and nature? 4?, 10? 14 days?
And finally; is it better to come around new moon to see the stars at the most optimum conditions?
Would love a tour when I come. :)
Thanks for watching... if you are physically able I would come for a week or so as there are very cool places to explore by foot, also diving is good if that interests you. 2 days of tour to see all the major sites. Then 2 full day hikes and 2 half day hikes to see the rest of the island (or horseback) was then you could have day to rest so some diving and stargazing too. Also a week gives you a good chance to get a clear night....
WOW Marc, thanks for the navigation update. Can the Northern Cross be see from the island as we could see it in Namibia. Ho I see! Northern Cross can be seen very nicely from the island.
Small Correction ...New Zealand AND New Caledonia are continental islands and are what is left of the submerged continent Te Riu-a-Māui (Zealandia). This would have broken off from Gondwanaland 83-79 million years ago and then submerged about 23 million years ago. An interesting thing is the genus Cunonia (shrubs and trees) has a disjunct distribution, with 24 species endemic to New Caledonia and one species (Cunonia capensis) in Southern Africa where I live.
Thanks for commenting and super interesting info. Are you a University professor perhaps? I did say it was the only continental island in ‘ Polynesia’ rather than the Pacific though... i think New Caledonia counts as Melenisia. 😇😀
@@RapaNuiLife It was a fascinating video so I enjoyed it a lot. Yes I teach Sustainable Development here in Cape Town. It is interesting that in the South Pacific there are only two places that were part of a continent these being New Zealand and New Caledonia. I am fascinated by Rapa Nui - I think their culture is a big part of their ability to survive a very remote island with a less favourable climate that most places in the South Pacific . I have been appalled by the the Ecocide Hypothesis that Jared Diamond proposed in his book Collapse. The entire narrative of the Rapa Nui self- destruction was just plain wrong. I wish you all the success in these coming months for you and the entire Rap Nui society.
Hoi Mark, how do we know the Rapa Nui were Polynesian origin?. I would be interesting to take DNA test from all the islanders.
Yes they know through DNA testing and linguistic testing also.
Ooooops sorry I meant southern cross, the northern star only can be seen in northern Hemisphere.
Hahah Yes I was wondering about the northern cross. It did sound interesting but we only have the southern cross here