NIGHT LIGHT

Every year around this time, if you know when to look, the skies above Denver seem filled with shooting stars. That’s because the Meteor Shower, associated with the Swift-Tuttle Comet, is overhead, and the peak viewing should be tonight, when Jefferson County Open Space hosts the Perseid Meteor Shower Gathering...

By Amber Taufen

August 12, 2010

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Every year around this time, if you know when to look, the skies above Denver seem filled with shooting stars. That’s because the Meteor Shower, associated with the Swift-Tuttle Comet, is overhead, and the peak viewing should be tonight, when Jefferson County Open Space hosts the Perseid Meteor Shower Gathering at Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, 31677 Buffalo Park Road in Evergreen. Watching the show from such an altitude — and away from the light pollution of the city — is guaranteed to leave you starstruck.

The gathering, which runs from 1 to 4 a.m., is free, but registration is required at 720-497-7600. Participants are also encouraged to bring a lawn chair or sleeping bag for ideal viewing.
Thu., Aug. 12; Sat., Aug. 14, 1-4 a.m., 2010

Amber Taufen has been writing about people, places and things in Denver since 2005. She works as an editor, writer, and production and process guru out of her home office in the foothills.

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