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White Sands National Park To Offer Virtual Perseid Meteor Showers Coverage

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By NPT Staff - August 7th, 2020
Staff at White Sands National Park will be virtually watching the Perseid Meteor Showers/NPS file

Staff at White Sands National Park will be virtually watching the Perseid meteor showers/NPS file

Stay on top of the annual Perseid meteor showers without leaving home by tuning into the virtual presentation being offered by White Sands National Park in New Mexico.

Starting Saturday, a series of online social media posts will get you ready to watch the meteor shower on its peak night of August 12 from your local area. Social media posts will include what to look for and where to look in the sky.  

The posts will include the latest version of Night Sky Bingo, a board game for the whole family to learn stargazing from your backyard.  Park rangers will be virtually available on White Sands' Instagram channel (www.instagram.com/whitesandsnps) during the peak night, Wednesday, August 12, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. MDT to chat and share your experience watching the meteor shower.

All social media posts can be seen on the park's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/WhiteSandsNP) and Instagram site (www.instagram.com/whitesandsnps).

The Perseid meteor shower is the most active meteor shower of the year, with an average of 40-50 meteors per hour. The peak of the meteor shower is the night of Wednesday, August 12, and the morning of Thursday, August 13.

White Sands National Park protects and preserves the world's largest gypsum dune field, as well as many additional natural, cultural, and historical treasures.

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