lucid dreaming and ap'ing are not the same thing. you can control every aspect of a lucid dream as it is a part of your mind, the astral realm is just another dimension.
when dreaming you can experience being in a place based on an experience from the real world, or a movie, etc.
when you astral project, you can project to the real-time zone, which is pretty much the same as the physical, only more fluid and astral-like. you can find all the places we know of in the real-time zone, ie pyramids of giza, the moon, mars, the grand canyon, your neighbors house..
or.. you can project into the astral dimension, which consists of vast numbers of realms that belong only to the astral. these are given more detail in astral dynamics.
when dreaming you can experience being in a place based on an experience from the real world, or a movie, etc.
when you astral project, you can project to the real-time zone, which is pretty much the same as the physical, only more fluid and astral-like. you can find all the places we know of in the real-time zone, ie pyramids of giza, the moon, mars, the grand canyon, your neighbors house..
or.. you can project into the astral dimension, which consists of vast numbers of realms that belong only to the astral. these are given more detail in astral dynamics.