Astrotourism

13/01/2017

King of the Winter Sky - 360 panorama

During winter time in northern hemisphere the central parts of the Milky way is way below the horizon. Instead the most interesting things in the sky is away from the core and around the constellation of Orion, an area full nebulosity.

Normally I stay away from the moon but this night it was up and setting together with Venus and Mars.

And we are still waiting for the sea to freeze up as the humidity is pretty high right now. The SQM reading later this night was 21.62

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6D mod, 24mm, , ISO1600, 12s. Panorama from 59 images.

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31/12/2015

1. 17 New International Dark Sky Places Our International Dark Sky Places program had another record breaking year. We designated 17 new Dark Sky Places, breaking 2014’s record of 13! The new Dar…

11/01/2015

he splendors of a starry sky have been filling us with wonder since the dawn of civilization. Today, many of us look up into the nighttime heavens and are lucky to see just a handful of stars. “Hey, what are those twinkling things in the sky?” Oh yeah, stars!

Kicking light pollution to the curb, these parks are dedicated to exceptional starry skies and natural nocturnal habitats.

29/08/2014

Great Basin Astronomy Festival

05/03/2014

Lots of great dark sky events coming up at Starry Nights Harrisonburg March 24 - 29. Check out the poster here and the link http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/starrynightsharrisonburg-page.shtml

01/02/2014

El turismo astronómico atrae cada vez a más aficionados y expertos en astronomía. Se buscan rincones, en zonas despobladas de nuestro país, desde los que observar el firmamento. Visualiza y descárgate el PDF de 'el mensual de 20minutos' de febrero de 2014.

18/12/2013

Public Star Parties for 2014 at Griffith Observatory

http://www.griffithobservatory.org/pstarparties.html

Free public star parties are held monthly at Griffith Observatory from 2:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. with the assistance of volunteers from the Los Angeles Astronomical Society , the Los Angeles Sidewalk Astronomers They are a chance for the whole family to look at the Sun, Moon, visible planets and other…

07/12/2013

13/11/2013

Stargazing is considered to be one of the most popular summer activities for campers and RVers. But for many stargazing enthusiasts, ideal star watching locations have become increasingly hard to come by as the skies have been tainted with artificial light from suburban areas.

Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Great Basin, Joshua Tree National Parks and Natural Bridges National Monument are the 5 best national parks for stargazing. Here are the details on stargazing at these national park

15/08/2013

Paul Zizka Photography

"Alpine Start"

Just returned from a few days high up on Mount Robson. Unfortunately unseasonably warm temperatures forced us to turn around part way up the Kain Face.

Still, amazing to spend time with the king of the Rockies and I think I gathered lots of great new images for Canadian Alpine Guides. We even woke up to fine aurora high up on the Dome on the night of our summit bid (yesterday morning).

More images coming soon!

13/08/2013

5 Top Tips for Enjoying the Perseid Meteor Shower

5 Top Tips for Enjoying the Perseid Meteor Shower

Find out how to make the most of this annual shower, which peaks early this week.

07/08/2013

Ladd Observatory

A view of Neptune taken last night by Scott MacNeill.

16/03/2013

Arizona State Parks: Star Party Astronomy Events

2013 Star Party Events

Further down the page you can read details about of upcoming events plus watch our infrared video from a previous Star Party!

March 16, 2013 - Kartchner Caverns State Park
March 16, 2013 - Catalina State Park
May 4, 2013 - Catalina State Park (part of the 30th Anniversary Celebration Event)
October 5, 2013 - Kartchner Caverns State Park
November 2, 2013 - Alamo Lake State Park

http://www.azparks.gov/find/starparty.html

Star Party Astronomy Events

25/01/2013

Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science

17/01/2013

NYAA

North York Astronomical Association

http://www.nyaa.ca/index.php

14/12/2012

Star party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_party

A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers for the purpose of observing the sky. Local star parties may be one night affairs, but larger events can last up to a week or longer and attract hundreds or even thousands of participants. Many regional star parties are now held annually and are an ...

06/11/2012

International Dark-Sky Association

Buy this e-book all about astronomy and space in the southwest and half of the profits will go to International Dark-Sky Association!

Do a search for it on our website here to donate even more! Search 'A Traveler's Guide to Astronomy and Space in the Southwest': http://www.darksky.org/shop

Learn more about the book on their website:
http://www.planisphere-press.com/

To find it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A16E5GI