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Cruise prices vary from $2,421 for an interior
stateroom to $8,479 for a Neptune Suite, per per-
son, based on double occupancy. (Plus taxes, fees,
and gratuities.) For those attending our Program,
there is a $1,075 fee. (The Program fee includes
eclipse-viewing glasses, 10+ seminars, a plan-
etary debate, Q&As, and several receptions.)
Book by June 1st and save $400 per person
on the Program fee. Itinerary tentative and not
confi rmed by Holland America. Prices subject
to change. For full terms and conditions please
visit: http://InsightCruises.com/Sky-7

ECLIPSE•MARCH 2016


INDONESIA, MARCH 1–17, 2016


Add eight (8) hours to UT time for local time. I.e., the start of the total eclipse (C2) will be 8:35am.

http://InsightCruises.com/Sky-7


Sail roundtrip Singapore on Holland America Line’s
Volendam with Sky & Telescope’s Bob Naeye,
Australian Sky & Telescope editor Greg Bryant, and
astronomer Dr. David Tholen on the eclipse trip
of a lifetime.
Join the fun and experience legendary Indonesia’s cultures. You can
explore Komodo, Bali, Lombok, UNESCO sites, and traditional cuisines
all in the company of fellow eclipse buffs. When it’s time to capture
eclipse memories, tap Sky & Telescope’s expertise. Reserve now for
best cabin selection as this sailing is guaranteed to sell out.
While the full eclipse cruise is 16 days if you wish you can join the
group after the initial Singapore departure and leave the cruise early,
in Bali, spending as few as nine (9) days onboard.

CST# 2065380-40

Robert Naeye
has been Sky &
Telescope’s Editor
in Chief since


  1. Previously he
    was Senior Editor
    at Sky & Telescope
    and Senior Science
    Writer for the Astrophysics Science Division of
    NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Robert is
    the author of two books: Through the Eyes of
    Hubble: The Birth, Life, and Violent Death of
    Stars and Signals from Space: The Chandra
    X-ray Observatory.


David Tholen, Ph.D.
is an astronomer at the
Institute for Astronomy of
the University of Hawaii
(IfA), who specializes
in planetary and solar
system astronomy. Winner
of the American Astronomi-
cal Society Division for Planetary Science’s Urey Prize
in 1990, Dr. Tholen and his students have discovered
many near-Earth asteroids, the most famous being
Apophis, which will make an extremely close approach
to the Earth on April 13, 2029.

For more info: 650-644-5812
or [email protected]

Greg Bryant has
been Editor of Australian
Sky & Telescope since
2006 and a Contributing
Editor to Sky & Telescope
since 2001. He has
also been involved with
the publication of an
Australian annual astronomy yearbook since the early
’90s and science writing for the Australian Research
Council’s Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics.
A keen amateur astronomer for more than 30 years,
Greg most recently teamed up with Insight Cruises for
their successful 2012 Total Solar Eclipse tour in Aus-
tralia. In 2000, the International Astronomical Union
named asteroid 9984 Gregbryant in his honor.
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