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Perseid Meteor Shower Watch at Aldergrove Lake - weather permitting

Aug '09 11 Tue 8:00 PM

Location: Aldergrove Lake Park

701 Lefeuvre Rd
Abbotsford, BC V2S 0A1

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Estimated attendance: 55 people attended.
4.008
Who organized?
Pomponia Martinez
Price: CAD2.00 per person

***Confirmed: This event will take place!***
See you there

Metro Vancouver Regional Parks is pleased to host an all night drop in event to see the Perseid Meteor Shower peak.
Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Park: Aldergrove Lake
Time: 8:00 pm to early am hours
Fee: $2/person drop in fee
Maximum number of people: 400

Note: You must arrive before 11:00 pm to participate and the event is weather dependant. Complete cloud cover or rain will result in cancellation by 4:00pm on the event day. Call [masked] for information.

The RASC Vancouver Centre will be on hand in addition to Metro Vancouver Regional Parks staff and staff from the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.

Everyone is welcome!

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Posted Aug 19, 2009 10:07 PM

Shawn Connelly

I posted photos of this event on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photo...
Perseid Meteor Shower Watch at Aldergrove Lake - weather permitting happened on August 11, 2009 8:00 PM
Posted Aug 11, 2009 11:15 AM

Shawn Connelly

The Clearsky clock looks very promising for tonight. http://cleardarksky.com/c/A... Anyone out there? I feel as though I am writing to myself. LOL
Posted Aug 11, 2009 8:30 AM

Shawn Connelly

Although the satellite map looks promising, the forecast is not for this evening. I shall remain optimistic though... in case the forecast is correct, are we planning an alternate date? Such as Wednesday and/or Thursday (still mostly within the peak period)?
Posted Aug 10, 2009 12:47 PM

Shawn Connelly

Looking forward to meeting the Vancouver folks... I am new to this city and want to become re-involved in Astronomy. It's been too long. A few of my past activities are viewable here: http://www.flickr.com/photo... I'll have many more posted as time permits.

Who attended?

55 attendees
- Michael Wong (+3 guests)
  
  “ This is our first time went to see the Perseid Meteor Shower Watch. It was funs and very educational, it's great for all ages. The only thing is the direction wasn't very clear, esp. for a new comer like me. Even though, I saw a few families went to a wrong place like me too. The sign weren't enough or big enough. ”
- Arthur Degirmentas
  
  “ The event had a great turnout with lots of great people to meet. Only problem was the clouds and bright moonlight limiting the sky visibility. ”
- Shawn Connelly
  
  “ I was impressed with both the turn out and amazing set up. It was definitely youth oriented and a great way to introduce children to Astronomy. Kudos to the organizers! BTW, please contact me if I can help out with the next one! It was dark so there was little opportunity to actually 'meetup' with some of you folks. It would be nice to get together and talk shop (or whatever). Between the moon and the clouds, the meteor shower was a bust. Still, glad I attended. I posted some photos of the event. ”
- Christine Moody (+1 guest)
- Craig W
- david morrish (+1 guest)
- Nicolas Carbajales
- Howard Morgan
- Jay Melvin (+1 guest)
- Gwendolyn (+1 guest)
- Jeff Owen
- Angela Xie
- Mae (+1 guest)
- Maitress
- Leo
- Elke Winters
- abby (+1 guest)
- Maureen Hellmann
- Pomponia Martinez
  
  RASC-Vancouver Past President
- Ted Allen
- Marisa
- Pauline Fréchette
- Gary Li (+1 guest)
- SFU Astronomy Club (+13 guests)
- howardmorgan
- Sarah Fenton
- David Elgee
- Andrew (+3 guests)
- Nina