Marlin, Michael.

Astrotourism : Star Gazers, Eclipse Chasers, and the Dark Sky Movement. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (180 pages) - Studien Zum Physik- und Chemielernen Series . - Studien Zum Physik- und Chemielernen Series .

Cover -- Halftitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Description -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Defining Astrotourism -- Chapter 2: Our Link to the Stars -- Chapter 3: Star Seeker Trends -- Chapter 4: The Present and Future Astrotourist -- Chapter 5: Where-When-What -- Chapter 6: Space Tourism -- Chapter 7: Eclipse Chasers -- Chapter 8: Ancient Monuments to the Stars -- Chapter 9: Sundials and Astronomical Clocks -- Chapter 10: Tours -- Chapter 11: ALAN and Health -- Chapter 12: Sharing the Stars With Your Guests -- Chapter 13: Developing a Destination -- Chapter 14: In Closing -- Case Studies -- Music List -- Notes -- References -- About the Author -- Index -- Adpage -- Backcover.

This book explores the growth of the astrotourism, identifies star seeker trends, how the stars have shaped civilizations, and the budding space tourism industry. Learn ways to develop a destination, find customers, and our relationship with the night sky. Meteor storms, eclipses, auroras, and other celestial phenomena have lured travelers for years and here the author expands the field of astrotourism with the inclusion of astronomical clocks, megaliths, and sundials, which track the movement of the stars.

9781637420676


Space tourism.


Electronic books.

TL794.7 .M375 2021

338.47910919