Email: Son’s 20th birthday. Loves astronomy, sciences, space. (Bolivia)
Happy Birthday!
For the love of stars! High, dry, dark, accessible sites are ideal for stargazing.
Southern sky with a galaxy core reaching overhead is a spectacle. Magellanic Clouds, Southern Cross add to beauty. Atacama is an astronomer’s paradise. Night sky is optimum in many areas of desert. San Pedro de Atacama in Chile is a perfect stargazing hub. Atacama has transparent clear skies most nights. Walking on red, rocky desert feels ethereal like being on Mars!
Mauna Kea, roof of Hawaii on Big Island. Sacred to native culture. Mauna Kea Visitor Center offers stargazing programs. Haleakalā crater (10,000 feet) on Maui offers panoramic views of emerging stars.
Night Skies Program of U.S. pioneers efforts in protecting natural dark skies. Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah is 1st dark sky park. Grand Canyon sky is spectacular. At Yosemite, Glacier Point astronomy walks are beautiful. Death Valley is largest dark sky place with sky-friendly lights. Yellowstone, Wyoming are truly special.
Astro-tourism is emerging in Africa. Stargazing tours to edge of Caldera de Taburiente offers an ocean of stars. Tenerife, Teide National Park features a massive volcano, highest point in Atlantic Ocean.
Australian outback is dark. West Australian camps under the stars like Nambung National Park, Perth offers incredible pinnacles rock formations. Roof of the world touches the sky.
Most dramatic stargazing experiences in Himalayan villages, hiking. Sagarmatha, Nepal National Park offers bright stars appearing over Mount Everest.
Alentejo, Portugal offers a Starlight Reserve to protect night skies. Astro-tourism in Alqueva with marvellous rural houses.
Love stargazing so much…