In this 30-second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Spruce Knob, W.Va. Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images
Tonight is the best night for viewing this spectacle. Thanks to National Public Radio (USA) for this heads up:
The ‘Best Meteor Shower Of The Year’ Is Peaking Soon. Here’s How You Can Watch
The Perseid meteor shower is upon us, peaking this week, and it will fill the night sky with streaks of light and color until Aug. 24. Continue reading
Night Sky by Chan Chich Lodge guest Philip Witt
A ping from my electronic calendar recently reminded me of the upcoming appex of the Perseid Meteor Shower between August 11th and 12th. I’d specifically marked it because this will be one of the first times I’ll be in a location so beautifully free of light pollution.
Although we do much of our work in remote locations, it’s surely a matter of luck to be in one of them at just this moment and this year, when scientists say the meteor fall will be of the greatest density in 20 years. Chan Chich Lodge is located in the midst of 33,000 acres of private land, with the only infrastructure other than the lodge itself being a small village and the farming operations of Gallon Jug. 9-plus miles of trails branch off from the lodge, as well as simple gravel access roads. Continue reading
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