Gazers

As the national capital, Washington is the place aspiring and veteran navel-gazers converge, endlessly analyzing wrinkles in American politics that average Americans don’t even see.

Although you won’t be able to see this mini-moon, a supermoon has appeared twice in two months, bringing out nighttime sky gazers, and will appear again in October and November.

Colorado sky gazers who have marveled at multiple displays of the northern lights in recent days have another reason to geek out over the next two weeks with the appearance of a comet in the western sky after sunset.

Crowds of sky gazers who had gathered to catch a glimpse of a second night of Northern Lights have been left disappointed so far.

Hawaiian star gazers sat on mountain tops for centuries observing star patterns.

The partial eclipse was visible across Europe and parts of Asia and Africa, while sky-gazers in the Arctic were treated to a perfect view of a total solar eclipse as the moon completely blocked out the sun in a clear sky.

This month, sky gazers could be in for a treat as the full moon for August, known as the Sturgeon Moon, is set to rise on Monday.

Before 2020 comes to an end, the world will get a chance to witness an epic celestial event, which will be a visual treat for sky gazers.

Since Skellig Michael was used to film Star Wars, the entire county will always be a place for star gazers from all over the world.

A large crowd of excited sky-gazers were up early to watch the event from the Griffith Observatory.

More than 2 000 people will attempt to break a world record for the largest number of star-gazers assembled in one place to watch the stars together.

Mounted on the stage of the bandstand, the oversized Christmas decoration is large enough to walk below and through, making it a perfect destination for selfie-seekers, light gazers and all who enjoy things merry and bright.

Sky gazers will definitely want to bundle up when going outdoors to view the eclipse, along with heading to work or school.

Some gazers use a "palm ball" of a few inches in diameter that is held in the hand; others prefer a larger ball mounted on a stand.

This is the same prayer posture used by the Christian Hesychasts and is the reason that they were mocked by their opponents as "navel gazers" (omphalopsychites).