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Summary:

Abstract: 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.

Table of Contents:

• 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.

Author/Creator:

Marlin, Michael , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Astrotourism: star gazers, eclipse chasers, and the dark sky movement [by Marlin, M.]

Related Series:

Tourism and hospitality management collection (ISSN 2375-9631)

Subjects:

Space tourism

Astronomy

Astrotourism

Tourism

Astronomy tourism

Astronomical

Eco-tourism

Green tourism

Sustainable tourism

Star gazing

Eclipse chasing

Star tourism

Dark sky

Astrotourist

Solar eclipse

Aurora borealis

Constellations

ALAN

Artificial light at night

Light pollution

Skyglow

Meteors

Full moon

2024 eclipse

Great America Eclipse

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index.
Description based on PDF viewed 06/02/2021.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

TL794.7 .M37 2021eb

ISBNs:

9781637420676 (e-book)
1637420676
9781637420669 (print) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1255228818

Other Control Numbers:

EBC6635709 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp302470981