Northern Lights & Stargazing

I’m the kind of person who plans travels around a new moon (it’s best for stargazing!), picks accommodations based on low light pollution and aurora potential, and will change an entire road trip itinerary if cloud-cover forecasts don't cooperate. Basically, I’m an astrotourist—like, a hardcore one—and who better to write about astrotourism than someone who lives and breathes it?

I write about stargazing, aurora hunting, meteor showers, eclipse chasing, night safaris, after-dark diving, twilight festivals, and the like for numerous publications (see below). I’m also one of National Geographic's stargazing news correspondents, and the author of 100 Nights of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Adventures After Dark. My second book, STARGAZING, which includes all of my own photography (and words!) will be published by Abrams in spring 2027. Stay tuned for more!