Some months are astronomically quiet – others are bursting with a variety of interesting events to try and see, keeping in mind the moon phases and weather. July 2023 is somewhere in the middle; throughout the July night sky, you'll have the chance to spot planets, shooting stars, and even some deep space objects...| Space Tourism Guide
Some months may not seem particularly exciting for stargazing when you first glance, and then you dig into the astronomical events to realize how much is actually going on. June 2023 is one of those months; the major astronomical events in the June night sky are really just a series of planet-gazing opportunities – not that there's anything wrong with that...| Space Tourism Guide
Alaska: The 49th State. The Last Frontier. The Land of the Midnight Sun. The Best Place in the United States to see the Northern Lights. The state where I grew up. To say I love Alaska is definitely an understatement, and the chance to see the northern lights is just one of many reasons. If you want to see the northern lights (or aurora borealis) in Alaska, you're not alone...| Space Tourism Guide
For those of us who love astronomy, the equinoxes are an overlooked but pivotal part of the astronomical year. On these two days – which occur in September and March – there's a special balance in the world. People in millennia past understood that these days were important: they marked the changing seasons from summer to winter (in September) and back to summer (in March). Some of these September equinox celebrations have persisted to the modern day...| Space Tourism Guide