Turner Farm Observatory Park will be open by volunteeres of the Analemma Society for a free public viewing session of the annual Perseid meteor shower Wednesday night August 11th from 9PM to 1AM.  The session is weather dependent and may be rescheduled for Thursday, August 12th. Check the @AnalemmaSociety twitter account or  http://www.analemma.org/Analemma Observing Update Tweets/ for updates prior to the event.

The predicted peak of the Perseid meteor shower this year is during the daytime over North America on August 12th, so both Wed 11th and Thu 12th are good nights for observing.  Meteor showers are best viewed with your unaided eyes, laying in a lawn chair or on a blanket looking up at the sky. We recommend you bring chairs and/or blankets to set up on the grass field at the park. Binoculars are also useful for viewing the night sky while sitting or lying down.

The event is sponsored by the Great Falls Analemma Society and is free with no registration needed. We plan to open the Roll-Top observatory for viewing the planets and celestial objects in the night sky as a side activity beside viewing the meteor shower.