Paris: Art, Astronomy, and History

September 17 – 24, 2009
Join astronomy historian and writer, Dr. William Sheehan, author of MARS: Lure of the Red Planet and In Search of Vulcan, for seven nights in Paris, France, and an incredible astronomy and art history vacation. We will visit the Paris, Juvisy (optional) and Meudon Observatories, during the week of the Societe Astronomique de France and International Astronomical Union's celebration of Mars observations.

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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

March 25 – April 2, 2009
Join our springtime exploration of Renaissance Italy and its unrivalled legacies of art, architecture, philosophy, and science, as we combine four centuries of work with the telescope.

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The Northern Lights & Lava Fields

February 15 – 22, 2009
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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