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Stay up late or get up early, it’s going to be a beautiful night in the sky.

That’s because there’s a special light show slated to come down overnight.

Dave Maness from the Pink Palace Museum was here to talk about The Perseid Meteor Shower.

 

  • For stargazers experiencing cloudy or light-polluted skies:
  • Go to:  Slooh  (Space for Everyone)
  • Overnight on August 11-12 and August 12-13 beginning at 9 p.m. CDT.

 

Perseid Meteor Shower

 

  • Go outside after dark with friends, beach chairs, and bug spray as early as August 11 and as late as August 13.
  • Set up chairs or a ground cover, lay back and watch. Before long you should start to see some meteors.

To photograph a meteor:

  • You’ll need a stable tripod and a camera with a wide angle lens that will permit long exposures.
  • Set the camera facing the sky, any direction will do.
  • Focus on infinity, set the camera to f/2, and then push the button.
  • Stop the picture before ten minutes are up to avoid washout from scattered sky light.
  • You may stop it at any time before the ten minutes, if you think you’ve ‘caught’ a meteor. Then set it up for another try.