Where:

Frosty Drew Observatory & Sky Theatre

When:

Cancelled due to weather

Cost:

Free! $1 suggested donation per person

Please note that this event has been cancelled due to dismal weather conditions during the meteor shower peak period.

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The early morning of August 13th, 2013 the Perseid meteor shower will peak with up to 60 meteors per hour. The Perseids are considered by many to be the best meteor shower of the year. Unfortunately, the bright 95% waning gibbous Moon will be with us most of the night overpowering much of the show. Regardless, Perseids will start appearing more frequently as midnight approaches, and will peak in the early morning hours of August 13th just before dawn.

Join Frosty Drew astronomers at the Observatory on August 12, 2014, weather permitting, to witness this spectacular event. We will open the Sky Theatre at 6:00 with live views of the Sun. The Observatory telescopes will turn to the night sky from 8:30 - 11:00 with views of Saturn, Mars, and the bright 95% waning gibbous Moon. After 11:00 we will all make our way outside to view the spectacular meteor shower. We may have portable telescopes available throughout the night with some great views of the Moon and binary stars. The Sky Theatre will remain open all night with videos and slide shows of celestial objects we have photographed at Frosty Drew Observatory.

Bring your friends and family. Break out your lawn chairs and blankets, *binoculars, and telescopes. Sit under the beautifully clear dark skies of Charlestown, Rhode Island and have a night out on the Perseids!

See you under Perseid skies!

*Binoculars and telescopes are welcome but are not needed to view the meteor shower. This event is a weather dependent event. Cloudy skies, fog, and / or rain will cancel this event.