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Contact: Kelly Kincaid, 208-843-7014
LAPWAI, Idaho – Nez Perce National Historical Park will host a space-cial night sky event Saturday, August 10 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Spalding Visitor Center. Park rangers and special guest volunteer NASA Solar System Ambassador David Eberle will give space themed programs. Star gazers at this event will get a chance to see the Perseid Meteor Shower and explore space through a telescope.
Programs about stars and the Nez Perce culture and meteorites will be held at the beginning of the event while we wait for the stars to come out. Kids can become Night Sky Junior Rangers and participate in other activities. Pack your lawn chairs, blankets, family and telescopes or binoculars (if you have them) and get ready to enjoy a spectacular heavenly performance.
The Perseid Meteor shower occurs annually when the Earth passes through the trailing dust of an orbiting comet. That trailing comet dust creates small fragments of material that enter our earth’s atmosphere and appear as streaks of light – commonly called shooting stars. If the skies are clear, the night promises to be an exciting opportunity to view the heavens.
The Spalding Visitor Center is 12 miles east of Lewiston at 39063 U.S. Highway 95. Winter hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m, closed Sunday and Monday from December to February. In the summer the Visitor Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Park Admission is free year round. For more information, please contact Nez Perce National Historical Park at 208-843-7009, or visit www.nps.gov/nepe or www.facebook.com/
Last updated: July 25, 2019