stargazing
- noun
- /ˈstɑrˌɡeɪzɪŋ/
- On clear nights, we enjoy stargazing in our backyard with a telescope.
- stargazing program
Until next time everyone though, happy stargazing by looking up.
- Until next time everyone though, happy stargazing by looking up.
- We have bonfires at night, we have stargazing, we have talent show night.
- And will it not make stargazing that much more difficult?
- All right, let's switch gears now from stargazing or comet or meteor gazing this month.
- So until I see you all next, happy stargazing.
- No, she could hope for was maybe become a school teacher with a with a hobby of stargazing.
- And so why don't you remind us what the value of being in a desert is for stargazing?
Examples
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I understand you enjoy stargazing?
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For the best stargazing, plan to visit on a night with little or no moon visible.
Blog text (6) -
Until next time everyone though, happy stargazing by looking up.
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And will it not make stargazing that much more difficult?
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You know, Jones, if stargazing is something that interests you, then it has to be said that the view from my balcony is quite outstanding.
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If you decide to start a stargazing program, dig down deep for resolve and stick to it.
Academic text (2000) -
Bird-watching, stargazing: each an adventure, but never the same adventure twice.
Fiction book (1999) -
The foot of the Merzouga Dunes is the ultimate location for stargazing, totally free of light pollution.
Blog text (14) -
Perhaps to compensate, the park is holding a four-day festival featuring stargazing sessions and presentations by astronomers.
Blog text (1) -
In the past months, I've experienced a personal renaissance in my stargazing, owing mostly to last August's irresistible close approach of the planet Mars.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
The science that studies stars, planets, and space
How Scientific
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stargazing is simply star + gaze, where gaze means 'to look' or 'stare'. So it literally means 'looking at the stars', which is why it describes the activity of watching the night sky.