Go find a dark sky this weekend especially Sunday night. The Perseid Meteor showers are at their peak from about 11pm until dawn and if you find a dark enough sky you should be able to see roughly 1 per minute or more. Here’s an article from the CBC about the showers.
On Saturday night, the Royal Astronomical Society is joining the Fraser Valley Astronomers to watch the meteor showers at Aldergrove Lake Regional Park between 730 and 11pm – head down there for hot cocoa and some sky experts – sometimes they bring telescopes too!
Here’s a link to help you learn more about viewing meteor showers, and here’s a link to free star charts for the month so while you’re waiting for a shooting star you can identify some other astral phenomena. Don’t forget some red film for your flashlight!
