Astro-tourism: Expert tips on traveling to see eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth

Vahe Peroomian is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the globe chasing the rare solar eclipse. They have embarked on cruises to the middle of the ocean, taken flights into the eclipse's path and even traveled to Antarctica. In August 2017, millions across the U.S. witnessed a total solar eclipse visible from Oregon to South Carolina, with a partial eclipse visible to the rest of the continental U.S.