Comments on: Are there any Astronomy Tour boats to go 300 Miles in the Ocean to get away from Civilizations Lights? http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html Travelling Studio Fri, 18 May 2012 16:21:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Lauphing McDonald http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html#comment-62 Lauphing McDonald Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:21:08 +0000 http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html#comment-62 The other problem is it sometimes gets cloudy out there due to the moisture. Where you really want to go is the middle of a big desert. The other problem is it sometimes gets cloudy out there due to the moisture. Where you really want to go is the middle of a big desert.

]]> By: Nyx http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html#comment-61 Nyx Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:55:45 +0000 http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html#comment-61 Not that I heard of. For most astronomers (those with telescopes) the ships potential rolling would make it hard to do. Your object would keep drifting in and out of view. However, there are several land based astronomy adventures you can partake on (depending on the depth of your budget). http://www.quasarchile.com/ http://www.articlesbase.com/destinations-articles/astronomy-tourism-worlds-best-places-for-star-gazing-3668157.html http://www.findseedo.com/spastronomy.html http://hubpages.com/hub/Australian-Astronomy-Observatory-Planetarium-Telescope-Tours-and-Visitor-Centres http://gosw.about.com/od/informationfortravelers/a/azdarkskies.htm For the less well heeled, you can go to any one of several regional star parties around North America that might close to home for you - http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Star_party http://stardate.org/nightsky/star_parties For me, the regional star party of choice is the Oregon Star Party - http://www.ospcommittee.org/ http://cleardarksky.com/lp/OrgnSpORlp.html?Mn=science (light pollution map) Not that I heard of. For most astronomers (those with telescopes) the ships potential rolling would make it hard to do. Your object would keep drifting in and out of view.

However, there are several land based astronomy adventures you can partake on (depending on the depth of your budget).
http://www.quasarchile.com/
http://www.articlesbase.com/destinations-articles/astronomy-tourism-worlds-best-places-for-star-gazing-3668157.html
http://www.findseedo.com/spastronomy.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Australian-Astronomy-Observatory-Planetarium-Telescope-Tours-and-Visitor-Centres
http://gosw.about.com/od/informationfortravelers/a/azdarkskies.htm

For the less well heeled, you can go to any one of several regional star parties around North America that might close to home for you -
http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Star_party
http://stardate.org/nightsky/star_parties

For me, the regional star party of choice is the Oregon Star Party -
http://www.ospcommittee.org/
http://cleardarksky.com/lp/OrgnSpORlp.html?Mn=science (light pollution map)

]]> By: Lightsmith http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html#comment-60 Lightsmith Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:15:15 +0000 http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html#comment-60 I know I have heard of them. I did a Google search... found this one: http://eclipsetours.clickforward.com/?adid-2E343B92-B097-442c-BFA5-BE371E0325A2=363466&kw-2E343B92-B097-442c-BFA5-BE371E0325A2=solar+eclipse+cruise I know I have heard of them. I did a Google search… found this one:
http://eclipsetours.clickforward.com/?adid-2E343B92-B097-442c-BFA5-BE371E0325A2=363466&kw-2E343B92-B097-442c-BFA5-BE371E0325A2=solar+eclipse+cruise

]]> By: By the Ocean http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html#comment-59 By the Ocean Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:12:28 +0000 http://makhampomstudio.net/are-there-any-astronomy-tour-boats-to-go-300-miles-in-the-ocean-to-get-away-from-civilizations-lights.html#comment-59 If there are any, it better lands you on a terra firma, viewing stars with a telescope on a rocking boat would be a challenge to say the least. If there are any, it better lands you on a terra firma, viewing stars with a telescope on a rocking boat would be a challenge to say the least.

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