Scuba Days, Cosmic Nights: Twelve Unforgettable Days in Komodo

Trip report, video and photos by Tommy Schultz.

Before the invention of electricity, our ancestors had a daily reminder of just how small they (and our little blue planet) really are.

Staring into the night sky, they created complex tales to describe the mythical heroes and creatures they imagined as the back stories behind the constellations.

Looking up at the stars from the deck of the Seven Seas on our first night of twelve in Komodo National Park, I can't help but feel that we lost something when the artificial lights turned on and overwhelmed the magical glow of distant galaxies.

We've barely left the port at Labuan Bajo and already we can see the pinpricks of distant stars across the diamond sky.

And it turns out we're even luckier – over the course of our twelve day cruise, the skies stay perfectly clear almost every night, giving us many more opportunities to observe and photograph the constellations. One night we've even turned out the lights at dinner on the top deck so everyone could see the stars clearly as we had one of the most memorable meals I've enjoyed for a while.

Beyond our nightly adventures as amateur astronomers, our days were filled with the best diving, island exploring, and wildlife encounters you can imagine.

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Komodo on the Seven Seas 2017

Video by Tommy Schultz.

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