Stargazing Vacation Ideas?

[TerryMiller]

^^^^^^^Yeah....the wife....

....sure. We've seen a picture of you, and you don't appear to be the "rough and tumble" guy....

....I mean..that shirt!!!!

 

[druryj]

If you're really up for an adventure, get your passport ready...

http://www.kakslauttanen.fi/

Watch the Northern Lights from a thermally insulated igloo tower in Finland!
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^^^^^^^Yeah....the wife....

....sure. We've seen a picture of you, and you don't appear to be the "rough and tumble" guy....

....I mean..that shirt!!!!

That shirt is "camouflage". Underneath it is the still well-muscled, hard as woodpecker lips, tougher than a two-dollar steak (although somewhat older now) body of a lean, mean, Force Recon Marine. Okay, okay...I might not be so mean anymore, but I am still pretty darn lean. And older. Yeah, older is right.

 

[jstaylor62]

Floor of the Grand Canyon ... or at least the the North Rim

 

[chuter]

I've seen a lot of satellites from my backyard in Piedmont, just lay out in a lawn chair on a dark night, they go by pretty frequently.
It's really a surprise when one goes thru your field of view in binoculars or a telescope. UFO!!

 

[Defcon Shooter]

Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado is also good

 

[PiedmontGuy]

Apparently the Smithsonian has an observatory in Arizona because that area is so dark. Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory. It is south of Tucson about 35 miles. It's right on the edge of a national park area (Madera Canyon), so I bet there's plenty of parking or camping near by. https://friendsofmaderacanyon.org/where-to-stay/

 

[p238shooter]

For local sky watchers who might have a little interest in a particular area like their back yard, here is a site that can give you a short term forecast of how the sky should look for star viewing for the next night or two if you set it up for your location. http://www.cleardarksky.com

 

[Cohiba]

Santa Fe area?? The road from Cortez Colorado to Telluride use to have cabins and RV areas 145??? Dang my memory is gone and I lived out there!!! Stay in Dolores Colorado and enjoy the stars!!

Small town of Delores, Colorado...

 

[NightShade]

If I was really wanting to do a stargazing vacation I would hit a cruise ship. They are in port during the day and on the sea's at night. Away form port with a new moon the sky will be only stars. https://www.vacationstogo.com/ is a pretty interesting place to look through stuff as well. just go over to minuteinbox and get a temporary email address to look around.

A quick look shows that there is a 5 night from galveston heading down to Mexico and back for 294 per person with two people going plus whatever fees and such. https://www.vacationstogo.com/fastdeal.cfm?deal=28337 beats the crap out of sitting in a lawn chair letting the mosquitoes eat you alive. With 5 nights and a little planning ahead of time you should have a lot of time to stargaze.

 

[druryj]

Thanks @NightShade! If I can talk the wife into something like this, it might be pretty fun.