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Local photographer Dan Hicks, in collaboration with Subaru of Cranbrook, presents a unique star-watching event, August 12, atop the annual Perseid meteor shower
The Perseids are rains of prolific meteors badociated with comet Swift. -Tuttle, and are so called because the point from which they seem to hail (called the radiant) resides in the constellation Perseus [information courtesy Wikipedia].
The last time the Perseid peak coincided with a new moon was in 2016 and the next "
" Night of the Falling Stars "of Subaru of Cranbrook invites participants to a night under the sky. Summer, from dusk Sunday August 12 to dusk Monday, August 13 morning. in the spectacular astronomical light show
The events will take place in a dark place, away from urban lighting, where the Milky Way spans a dark starry sky.
The event is free, but participants will be responsible for their own safety, including travel to destination, and must register with Subaru of Cranbrook to obtain a non-transferable pbad after have provided the following information:
• Name, license plate number and model of the vehicle and year
• Expected number of pbadengers
• E-mail address
By accepting a pbad, a registered driver agrees the following:
• Children will be accompanied by a parent of adult guardian
• Vehicles will arrive at the location no later than 8:30 pm of August 12
• The door will be reopened momentarily at 5:30 am on August 13th, and for the rest of the day at 8am
• Pets are not allowed;
• Images of the event may be used by Subaru for promotional purposes.
Bring sun loungers, warm clothes, blankets, sleeping bags and flashlights. Tent and sleeping areas will be available in open areas
A limited number of isolated campgrounds will be available at a cost of $ 20 each.
The night of the falling stars of Cranbrook Subaru will depend entirely on the weather conditions. Registered drivers will receive an email notification by August 12, confirming if the event will continue or if it has been canceled due to a cloudy sky forecast.
A confirmation of its unfolding will reveal the dark place and the access road
By Dan Hicks
Far from the lights of the city, where the Milky Way still survives, the sky of the South East Kootenay night is adorned with five visible planets, covering the sky from the west ecliptic to the east; Mercury, Venus – our brilliant evening star, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars – the red planet, now the fourth brightest object in the sky (after the sun, the moon and Venus).
Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system. the sun is the only one difficult to see – a binocular object, setting at 22 hours
Venus is the second and hottest inner planet, with an average surface temperature of 462 ° C; all the rest is – from our earthly prospective – outer planets.
Mars is the last planet to rise in our night sky from mid-July, at 23:30. The second smallest planet, it comes closest to the Earth on July 31, a sight to behold because it has not been so close to us since the summer of 2003, and will not be as close as it is In 2035.
The telescopic size is greatly diminished by a global dust storm that has enveloped the planet since mid-June and that may have killed Opportunity, NASA's long-running solar rover. )
Starry Sky and in a unique star event, a Cranbrook car dealership organizes a night of stars falling into a dark place where astronomers will be able to see the Perseids vaporize in our mesosphere and identify constellations and eternal shining stars who have transited through the sky of the summer night, because before there were humans here to contemplate the stars.
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