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Join
the ASP on astronomical tours to points around the world.
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China:
Great Saros 136 Total Solar Eclipse
July 13-26, 2009
Join us for a celebration of one of the many long-duration
total solar eclipses of Saros 136.
This
2-week journey includes a 7-day cruise, a visit to Beijing,
the Forbidden City, Great Wall, and Xian for the noble warriors.
On July 22, 2009 totality crosses China along the Yangtze
River for over 5 minutes. Distinguished astronomical enrichment
program will offer the finest in lectures and activities.
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Eastern
Seaboard to Iceland
May 8-21, 2009
Join us on a cruise to Iceland on the Regent Seven Seas VOYAGER.
By popular request, former President of the ASP Dr. Alex Fileppenko,
Phd., California Institute of Technology, University of California
at Berkeley, will be our distinguished guest lecturer.
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Galileo's
Tuscan Sky: 400th Anniversary of the Galileo Telescope
April 16-24, 2008
Join us on our exploration of Renaissance Italy
as we celebrate four centuries of work with the telescope,
and Italy's unrivalled legacy of art, architecture, philosophy,
and science. Astronomical lectures with astronomical historian
Dr. William Sheehan and astronomer/photographer Dennis
Mammana during this trip to Rome and Florence. Enjoy
first class accommodations, sight seeing to such wonders as
the Vatican Museum, St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, Arcetri
observatori, and most of all a visit to Galileo's House &
Observatory.
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Siberian
Total Solar Eclipse & Grand Waterways of the Czars
July 18 - August 2, 2008
Join us for a journey to Russia and Siberia that crosses Russia
from St. Petersburg to Moscow aboard the river vessel, Viking
Kirov, before traveling to Novosibirsk, Siberia for the total
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The
forested, storybook villages and quaint towns of Yaroslavl,
Uglich, and Kizhi are also visited. The included shore excursions
are filled with grand monuments and opera houses, opulent
palaces, fortified monasteries and beautiful cathedrals along
the waterways only open to the public since 1991.
Distinguished
lecturers, Executive Director James Manning from the ASP,
and Research Scientist Michelle Thaller from the California
Institute of Technology, will provide astronomical enrichment
programs prior to eclipse day on August 1.
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Siberia
Total Eclipse and Baltic Voyage
July 29 - August 9, 2008
The eclipse journey to Siberia and Baltic cruise aboard the
Regent Seven Seas VOYAGER is filled with grand monuments and
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There
are multiple days and nights in St. Petersburg, with optional
touring of Peter & Paul Fortress and the Hermitage in
St. Petersburg. The tour/cruise takes you to storybook villages
and towns. Novosibirsk, Siberia, reveals a rich culture of
art and science and the 2008 eclipse center line. Astronomical
lectures and events will highlight this legendary cruise/tour
to Scandinavia and Russia. Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Frank
Drake, Senior Scientist, SETI.
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The
Northern Lights & Lava Fields
September 18-25, 2008
Join the ASP in the far north for a winter's night tour in
search of the aurora borealis. To further enhance your experience,
the enrichment program will be led by a professional astronomer.
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