ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Get ready for the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s (RMSC) annual Perseid Meteor Shower events, coming August 1 and 2.
For two days and nights, the RMSC will be celebrating the Perseid Meteor Shower on its grounds, at the Museum and Science Center, and in the Strasenburgh Planetarium. Activities outdoors are free for anyone, but you need a general admission ticket for indoor events.
Visitors can expect free planetarium shows, expert speakers, telescope viewing, community exhibitors and more.
Food and refreshments will be available for purchase in from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and a food truck will be available outside the Strasenburgh Planetarium at night. There will also be a cash bar with an outdoor telescope area during the evening.
The event will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
To learn more about the event and it’s offerings, click here.
About the Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid Meteor Shower, peaks in mid-August every year, and is considered the most popular annual shower due to the weather for viewing and the number of visible meteors it produces. The fireballs of the Perseids are bright enough to be spotted in light-polluted areas.
This meteor shower receives its name from the constellation that the meteors appear to radiate out from, Perseus.
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