stargazing
noun
star·gaz·ing
ˈstär-ˌgā-ziŋ 
1
: the act or practice of a stargazer
2
a
: absorption in chimerical or impractical ideas : woolgathering
b
: the quality or state of being absent-minded
Examples of stargazing in a Sentence
We left the city after dark to do some stargazing.
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There are stargazing tours, horseback rides and an out-of-this-world yoga dome is opening this summer.
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The airport replaced over 250 light fixtures to reduce light pollution, benefiting both stargazing and wildlife.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The moon is set to make its closest approach to Jupiter at 12:54 EDT (1654 GMT), at which point there will be just a little over 5 degrees separating the two bodies in the sky, according to the stargazing site in-the-sky.org.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Loreto: Start your Baja Sur weekend in Loreto, a seaside town famous for its blue whales, national parks, beach clambakes, and—thanks to a recent community movement—stargazing.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The airport replaced over 250 light fixtures to reduce light pollution, benefiting both stargazing and wildlife.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The moon is set to make its closest approach to Jupiter at 12:54 EDT (1654 GMT), at which point there will be just a little over 5 degrees separating the two bodies in the sky, according to the stargazing site in-the-sky.org.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Loreto: Start your Baja Sur weekend in Loreto, a seaside town famous for its blue whales, national parks, beach clambakes, and—thanks to a recent community movement—stargazing.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Stargazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stargazing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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