Stardust: The Perseids Are Here! Free
August 12 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Join us on the hill behind the Sandisfield Orchard on New Hartford Road beginning at 8:30 pm to see the Perseids meteor shower. Bring bug repellent, blanket and binoculars if you have them.
Be sure to come to the previous Saturday’s talk by asronomer Carol Ives, The Perseids Are Coming!
The Perseid meteor shower is an annual, prolific celestial event, usually peaking around August 12-13 with up to 100 bright, swift meteors per hour. Known for producing fireballs, they are best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere after midnight. They originate from Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle and appear to radiate from the Perseus constellation