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Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth

  • Written by Vahe Peroomian, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from EarthIn 2024, much of the eastern United States will fall in the path of a total solar eclipse, like the one pictured. Diane Miller/The Image Bank via Getty images

For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the globe chasing the rare solar eclipse. They have embarked on cruises to the middle of the ocean, taken flights into the...

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