astrotourism
[ as-troh-toor-iz-uhm ]
noun
tourism for the purpose of viewing astronomical phenomena, especially stars, meteor showers, auroras, and other things visible only where the night sky is unaffected by light pollution from cities: We went to the Canary Islands for some quality astrotourism in one of their Starlight Reserves.The solar eclipse promises a boom in astrotourism for Western Australia.
Origin of astrotourism
1First recorded in 2000–05
Words Nearby astrotourism
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