astrotourism

[ as-troh-toor-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of astrotourism¹

First recorded in 2000–05