Perseid Meteor Shower
Wednesday 12th August
8:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Shooting stars!
Astronomy and Stargazing
The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer, and founder of the Kielder Observatory, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. After the welcome, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom, which has a cosy feel, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following…
Astronomy and Stargazing
The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer, and founder of the Kielder Observatory, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. After the welcome, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom, which has a cosy feel, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following…
Shooting Stars
Halleys Comet! The most famous interloper of them all is the parent comet of the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower. A good display is expected from this shower as we head into the night. Under our wonderful dark skies, we can expect to see as many as 30 – 40 meteors per hour as the tiny dust grains left behind by Halley’s comet interact with our atmosphere as a flash of light! As well as the dazzling show overhead we will…
