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Celebrity Cruises

edited by Dan Benedict


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Why Shipboard Stargazing?

A dark sky at sea gives an excellent opportunity to spot dim objects such as the Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy (two million light-years away, the farthest object visible to the naked eye), the zodiacal light and gegenschein, and faint meteors and satellites. A sea level horizon is the best place to see the green flash.

Here are some Web sites with information on topics we discussed during the lectures and starwatches on Celebrity Cruises:

Tonight's Sky

The most interesting sights you can see with the naked eye in the current sky are listed in: For a graphical display of the night sky as seen from your home, you can enter either a place name or your latitude and longitude and generate custom sky charts at: For high precision moon phase information and sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and civil twilight times for your city, go to: For all types of celestial information for your specific location, you can use:

Satellites

To find out about when and where to look for satellites at your home, go to (and then bookmark after entering your location): To find out how to watch for satellites, go to: All space shuttle launches are under review, and the latest information about shuttle schedules is on the Kennedy Space Center's Page at:

Meteor Showers

The American Meteor Society furnishes information about these (and other) meteor showers here:

Eclipses

Information about future eclipses can be found at:

Sky of the Far North

Information about sights you may see in Alaska, Scandinavia and the North Atlantic can be found at:

Atmospheric Phenomena

Cruises also offer excellent opportunities to observe daytime sky phenomena, such as described on these sites:

Green Flash

The most complete source of information I've found about the "green flash" is:

General Astronomy News

For the latest astronomy and space news, try:

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Goddard Space Flight Center posts a new image every day at:

Telescopes

Mike Weasner has an independent Web site devoted to the Meade ETX telescope at:

Thanks again for joining EYE ON THE SKY® AstroCruises on Celebrity Cruises, and we hope to sail with you again soon! Bon voyage!

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