Life with Dee

Creating a beautiful life...

  • Start Here
    • Welcome!
    • Disclosure Statement
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
  • Home & Garden
    • Homemaking
      • Cleaning
      • Domestic Dee-va
      • The FlyLady Method
    • Gardening
    • Country Living
    • Frugal & Green
      • Green Living
    • Productivity and Time Management
    • Organization
  • Dee’s Kitchen
    • Menu Monday
    • Recipes
      • Instant Pot Recipes
      • Instant Pot
      • Vegetarian
      • Guest Posts
      • Pinterest Recipe Review
      • In My Kitchen
        • Grocery Hauls
      • Tea
  • French Inspiration
    • French Friday
  • LWD Book Club

Create a Beautiful Life With a Stargazing Ritual

August 2, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

If you know me or have followed me on social media any length of time you likely know that stargazing is one of my favorite things. David and I both love to spend an hour or so admiring the beauty of the night sky. No matter what our day has been like, this ritual relaxes us and brings us some much-needed peace.

Stargazing Ritual

How to Create a Stargazing Ritual

This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here.

Our ritual is simple and only requires a few things:

  • zero gravity chairs

Zero gravity chairs

One of the best purchases we’ve ever made have been zero gravity chairs. They recline way back which makes them perfect for stargazing. Of course,  you could also lie on a blanket if you live somewhere that isn’t infested with all the creepy crawlies we have out in the country in Oklahoma. But in our case, being up off the ground is essential and these chairs are really comfortable. 

  • something to sip on

photo of insulation Klean Kanteen

Sometimes we’ll each take a glass of wine out with us or perhaps hot tea, coffee or hot chocolate – depending upon the weather and what we’re in the mood for. On a weekend we might choose whiskey (me) and rum (David). In order to keep hot drinks hot or to keep bugs out of whatever we are sipping, we usually use our Klean Kanteens.

  • a clear, dark night

This last is the one we don’t have control over but that also makes those perfect-condition nights all the more special. Here in Oklahoma it can be miserably hot and humid in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. We really make an effort to take advantage of those times when the temperature is tolerable.

Most of the time we simply lie back and enjoy the view. We like to watch for satellites and shooting stars. David has an app on his phone that shows the constellations so we can identify what we are looking at.

Occasionally we’ll bring the telescope outdoors when there is something in particular we want a good look at. David is notoriously difficult to buy for so I was pretty pleased with myself when I came up with the idea to buy him a telescope a few years ago. This is the one we have. It’s not super fancy or expensive but it suits our amateur purposes. It is no longer available on Amazon but here is another option. A pair of binoculars can also be helpful and less expensive.

picture of telescope

 

If you’d like to start a stargazing ritual all you really need is a clear, dark night. However, it’s also fun to learn a bit about what you are looking at. Here are a few sites you might find interesting:

10 Must-Haves for a Night of Stargazing

EarthSky’s top 10 stargazing tips for beginners

13 Tips for Stargazing From Astronomers

Star Walk phone app – This is the one David has.

10 Free Astronomy Apps for Stargazing

 

 

~~~~~

“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet.

Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.”
~Stephen Hawking

Star Gazing Ritual

Read more:

10 Ways That Stargazing Can Soothe the Soul and Quiet the Mind

Create a Beautiful Life With a Stargazing Ritual

Share this post:

Share on X (Twitter) Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Email

Filed Under: Creating a Beautiful Life

« Menu Plan Monday ~ August 1, 2016
LWD Book Club ~ August 2016 »

Comments

  1. Tori says

    August 3, 2016 at 1:44 am

    This is one of the things I miss most now I can’t see at all…

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      August 3, 2016 at 11:16 pm

      I’m sorry. 🙁

      Reply
      • Tori says

        August 5, 2016 at 9:21 am

        No need to apologize… Not like it’s your fault. It’s just one of those things I’ve got to put up with.

        Anyway, thanks for the links! I’m going to post most of the links from this post in an upcoming blog post. I’m sure some of my readers will enjoy them, and since the post in question is about last month’s full moon, they’re appropriate for the topic of the post.

        Reply
        • Deanna Piercy says

          August 7, 2016 at 8:49 pm

          I’ll be sure to look for that. I’m so very far behind in reading blogs but I’ve got some of yours saved to respond to.

          Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Welcome!
profile picture

I’m Dee, a Francophile with a hippie heart, trying to create a beautiful life in the country while dreaming of Paris.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
menu graphic

LWD Book Club ~ May 2025

LWD Book Club May 2025

Art Appreciation May 2025

Art Appreciation May graphic

Vintage Menu Plans

Vintage Menu Plans graphic

A month-by-month selection of vintage menu plans

FAVORITE POSTS

LWD Favorite!

Simple Abundance book cover

Goodreads Challenge

image

Copyright © 2025 · Life With Dee