{"id":66451,"date":"2022-08-04T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=66451"},"modified":"2022-08-04T09:21:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:21:19","slug":"kansas-wetlands-education-center-to-offer-meteor-show-watch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=66451","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Wetlands Education Center to offer Meteor Show Watch Party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GREAT BEND — The Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC), located northeast of Great Bend on K-156 Highway, is gearing up for its annual \u201cOut of this World\u201d Perseid Meteor Shower Watch Party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public is invited to join the KWEC staff\nfor this free, family-friendly activity. Each year, as the Earth passes through\nthe dust and debris of the Swift-Tuttle comet, the Kansas Wetlands Education\nCenter celebrates the end of summer with our guests by watching the meteors or\nshooting stars as they burn in our atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event coincides with the anticipated peak\nin meteor shower activity for the month on Aug. 12, from 8:30-10:30 p.m.\nStargazers may be able to spot from 60-100 meteors per hour during this time.\nWhile we anticipate some potential light pollution from the last Supermoon (a\nfull moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth) of the calendar\nyear that will peak the night before, the show will go on regardless of the\nconditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guests at the meteor show watch party can also\ntake advantage of an opportunity to learn about the science behind the\nremarkable images recently delivered by the James Webb Space Telescope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Webb telescope is the successor of the\nHubbell Space Telescope. It uses giant mirrors to create infrared images. Those\nin attendance can learn how this infrared energy works through a hands-on\nexperiment. Event participants will also be able to walk through a massive\nstar’s life cycle while creating a take-home reminder of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\nOther hands-on activities include creating a\nspiral galaxy with a spin and paint machine, building a solar-powered moon base welcome sign, enjoying a\nview of the night sky, and listening to stories about the constellations in an\ninflatable planetarium. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets\nand munch on s\u2019mores as they scan the night skies. \n\nMore\ninformation about the KWEC can be found at www.wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu<\/a> or\nby calling 1-877-243-9268.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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