No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
—Helen Keller (author-activist)
The number one astrotourist event is a total solar eclipse. It towers above all other celestial phenomena, generating more press and temporarily relocating more people than any other event. Eclipse chasers and the tours that service them have been around for more than half a century. Paul D. Maley, the founder of Ring of Fire Expeditions, the longest consecutive astronomical tour organization in the United States, had this to share about the surge in interest.
Astro tourism is on the rise. While I don’t have specific proof in terms of numbers of people, ...
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