Looking for a new hobby that costs absolutely nothing to do! Take up stargazing and you’ll find yourself with a relaxing past-time during the evenings. All you need to do is find a dark sky location, ideally somewhere away from light pollution (from house lights, lamp posts, floodlights and other bright light), and your eyes!
Dark skies and stargazing sessions are quickly gaining popularity among the American population. The clear night skies are an excellent form of escapism, acting as a powerful mindful meditation tool. Delaware is no short of dark-sky areas, with stars ready to be explored by anyone wishing to jump aboard the astral train. You can enjoy stargazing at the Vines of Sandhill with our all-inclusive community’s stargazing lounge.
Stargazing sessions are on the rise as a trendy form of mindful meditation – helping people to relieve stress and find mental silence in all things astral.
1. Stargazing Reconnects You with Nature
As you drench in awe of the vastness of the star-filled sky, you get to feel the connection to nature. You get to learn that you are small in a good way, part of a larger infinite whole. With light pollution in the cities obstructing nature’s beautiful show, a stargazing lounge allows you to get a glimpse of the night skies. A Finnish study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology says that spending 15 minutes in nature can help you feel refreshed, with lower cortisol levels. Our all-inclusive community in Southern Delaware allows you to find your way back to nature.
2. Perfect Stress Reliever
Interactions with nature are vital contributors to overall health and wellbeing. Sadly, most Americans can’t peep out of their windows and enjoy the beautiful night sky. Research shows that prolonged exposure to artificial light decreases sleep quality and indirectly contributes to mental health concerns such as anxiety and depression. Our stargazing lounge can become a dark-sky sanctuary that can help you escape the busy schedules of modern urban life.
3. Can Spark Your Creative Mind
The world of dark skies never gets boring at any point. You can attribute this to the fact that there is always a new natural wonder to explore. It allows you to view things from a different perspective every time you step out to the stargazing lounge. Physiologists point out that the best ideas come forth when we’re at peace. Watching the clear night sky can quiet your thoughts, letting your creative spirit flow through you. Moving to a new custom home that allows you to enjoy everything astral may be the solution to your creative block.
4. Can Become Family-Fun Time
It is a social hobby. You can make use of the stargazing lounge in your new community to connect with your family. Bring out your binoculars and throw blankets to stare at the clear night sky. Have some fun picking out the different stars and planets, guided by cool stargazing apps.
The world of stargazing never gets boring because there are always new natural wonders to enjoy.
It can actually help sharpen your eyesight because the more you observe the stars in the sky, the better you can become at seeing all the faint details. During the day, in preparation for your nighttime hobby, you can exercise your eyes by focusing on details in the distance such as counting the birds sitting in the branches of a distant tree. Then when the sunsets you will be ready to gaze in to the night sky and see the wonderful constellation of stars, planets and satellites.
It is an exciting activity that can help you reduce stress and boost your creative juices.
