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May Camelopardalid Meteor Shower to Arrive May 23

According to earthsky.org, “On the nights of May 23 and 24, 2014, if predictions hold true, Earth might be sandblasted with debris from Comet 209P/LINEAR, resulting in a fine new meteor shower.”

Unfortunately, the predicted peak for the “May Camelopardalid” meteor shower is between 1 – 3 am Saturday morning.

Members of the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society will be in Baileys Harbor at the Door County Festival of Nature on the night of May 23 and they will hold a Viewing Night on Saturday at the Leif Everson Observatory and StarGarden at Crossroads at Big Creek. Those two viewing nights come on either side of the predicted peak of the May Camelopardalid, but this is a new meteor shower so nobody really knows if or when it will occur…it might even happen during the DPAS viewing nights.

Crossroads at Big Creek is located at 2041 Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay. The Collins Learning Center is open 2 – 4:30 pm daily and during scheduled programs, but will be closed on Memorial Day. For more information visit crossroadsatbigcreek.com.