I read a nice article from the Honolulu Advertiser on Sunday that I wanted to pass on here for fellow stargazers who also fancy the islands in the Pacific:
Venus and Jupiter light up the night in November
Anyone that has spent a nice, romantic, after dinner stroll along their favorite beach in Hawaii has no doubt noticed the incredible display of stars that can light up the sky on a clear night. If you’re like me, you can’t help but be mesmerized by the vast amounts of sky glitter that you otherwise might not be able to enjoy back home near the big cities. Just another one of the many things that makes Hawaii so special.
For me, it’s not just enough to see them while we’re there, but to capture the moment to have whenever I miss those quiet, peaceful nights along the shores of Ka’anapali Beach just staring up at the sky in amazement (oooh, chicken skin moment). One of my favorite photos that I have ever taken (so far) was of the Milky Way over Black Rock in Maui. And although I didn’t know it at the time, I was actually staring straight at Jupiter as mentioned in the article above (minus Venus, of course).
If you’re looking for more, you can read about stargazing on Maui as well as view my Stars over Maui set on Flickr. You can safely bet that I’m already planning time to spend watching the skies on our next trip in February, and it’s no coincidence that the two weeks we chose for our trip include the night of a new moon (Feb. 24th). Not too geeky I hope. 
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