Astrotourism : star gazers, eclipse chasers, and the dark sky movement / Michael Marlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marlin, Michael, author.

Series:

Issn

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Business Expert Press, [2021]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781637420676

1637420676

OCLC:

1255228818