{"id":12780,"date":"2019-08-12T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=12780"},"modified":"2019-08-12T10:08:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T14:08:13","slug":"take-5-seeing-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-seeing-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Seeing Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Summer is such a fantastic time of year for stargazing. True, you’ll have to stay up later for it to get dark, but at least you can comfortably enjoy the majesty of the night sky without a wool hat, gloves, heavy boots, parka, and half a dozen base layers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically the most-viewed shower of the year, the Perseid meteor shower falls on August 13 (Tuesday). Although the Perseids can spit out 100 meteors per hour at their peak, the moon will be nearly full around the same time, so it may drown out many of the fainter meteors. Still, if the skies are clear tonight and tomorrow, you should be able to see a few “shooting stars”, especially after the moon sets in the early morning hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy these five great astronomy photos from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest, see if there’s an upcoming astronomy program<\/a> near you, and submit your own amazing astrophotography to the 2019 photo contest<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Night sky and lighthouse \u00a9 Jason Taylor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Night
Night sky \u00a9 Bill La Pine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Starry
Night sky \u00a9 Evan Guarino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A
Night sky \u00a9 Bob Levesque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Stars
Night sky \u00a9 Ralph Freidin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer is such a fantastic time of year for stargazing. True, you’ll have to stay up later for it to get dark, but at least you can comfortably enjoy the majesty of the night sky without a wool hat, gloves, heavy boots, parka, and half a dozen base layers. 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