The Geminids Meteor Shower

Come to The Preserve Club property to view this year's Geminids Meteor Shower!

Club members and their guests are welcome to come to The Preserve and use the member and guest hangout areas to enjoy. RSVP just to let us know you are coming.  We'll be setting up in the dedicated dark sky area of the property just past the entrance.  You can bring your astronomy equipment to set up anywhere you want in the large dark sky area - even if you need to trailer it in.  If you want to spend the night, besure to reserve a site through Hipcamp! This RSVP is simply to mark your calendars for a trip to the property and doesn't reserve you any of the guest sites.

Good to know:

• You can show up anytime after 7PM
• The best viewing hours will be 10PM to Midnight
• We'll be down there ~9PM to ~11PM
• No flashlights, headlights, lanterns or headlamps allowed in the dark sky area
• Quite Hours on the property start at 10PM.  No music, generators, drones or revelry.

What you need:

• One member of your group's name on the RSVP list

What you'll want:

• Chairs or blankets to set up on the ground and look up
• Snacks and refreshments
• Camera and Tripod

What we'll have:

• We have quite a few dispersed picnic tables in the dark sky area - first come first serve and we doubt they will fill up
• Geodome with rain shades if the weather turns
• Emergency Gear (first aid, batter jumper, tire puncture kit, air compressor)
• First Aid/CFP/AED Certified Host (Bob or Magda)

The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon, which was discovered in 1982. The shower runs annually from December 7-17. It peaks this year on the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. This should be an great year for the Geminids. The nearly new moon means dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Gemini, but can appear anywhere in the sky.