Kansas Wetlands Education Center to offer Meteor Show Watch Party

8/4/22

By FHSU College Communications

Nice Bend, Kan. – The Kansas Wetlands Schooling Middle (KWEC), situated northeast of Nice Bend on Ok-156 Freeway, is gearing up for its annual “Out of this World” Perseid Meteor Bathe Watch Occasion.

The general public is invited to affix the KWEC employees for this free, family-friendly exercise. Annually, because the Earth passes by means of the mud and particles of the Swift-Tuttle comet, the Kansas Wetlands Schooling Middle celebrates the tip of summer time with our visitors by watching the meteors or capturing stars as they burn in our environment.

This occasion coincides with the anticipated peak in meteor bathe exercise for the month on Aug. 12, from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Stargazers might be able to spot from 60-100 meteors per hour throughout this time. Whereas we anticipate some potential mild air pollution from the final Supermoon (a full moon that happens when the moon is closest to the Earth) of the calendar yr that can peak the night time earlier than, the present will go on whatever the circumstances.

Visitors on the meteor present watch occasion can even benefit from a possibility to be taught concerning the science behind the exceptional photos lately delivered by the James Webb House Telescope.

The Webb telescope is the successor of the Hubbell House Telescope. It makes use of big mirrors to create infrared photos. These in attendance can find out how this infrared vitality works by means of a hands-on experiment. Occasion members will even have the ability to stroll by means of a large star’s life cycle whereas making a take-home reminder of the method.

Different hands-on actions embrace making a spiral galaxy with a spin and paint machine, constructing a solar-powered moon base welcome signal, having fun with a view of the night time sky, and listening to tales concerning the constellations in an inflatable planetarium. Visitors are inspired to deliver garden chairs and blankets and munch on s’mores as they scan the night time skies.

Extra details about the KWEC might be discovered at www.wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu or by calling 1-877-243-9268.