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Residents near and far are invited to bring their lawn chairs, blankets and telescopes and join Pottawattamie Conservation on Saturday at 8 p.m. for the Perseids Shower Night Sky Event at Hitchcock Nature Center.
The Perseids meteor shower is considered the best meteor shower of the year, often with 50 to 100 meteors falling per hour during its peak in mid-August.
Hitchcock Nature Center, 27792 Ski Hill Loop in Honey Creek, offers a good location for viewing the shower and other celestial bodies because of its distance from city lights and large rolling hills that offer obstructed views of the night sky.
The Omaha Astronomical Society will be present at the park with telescopes that offer visitors close-up views of the night sky’s celestial bodies.
This event is free with a $5 per vehicle park entry fee or Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation membership.
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Vehicles will be allowed into the park, spaces permitting, until 10 p.m. All vehicles will need to exit the park by midnight.
The Perseids Shower Night Sky Event is dependent on weather and cloud cover. Those planning on attending should check pottconservation.com or the Hitchcock Nature Center Facebook page for any changes or cancellations before they head out.
Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of August 2023
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From left: Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb listen to Sen.Deb Fischer, R-Neb speak at the Federal Legislative Summit at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.
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From left: Nebraska freshman Bergen Reilly, Caroline Jurevicius, Laney Choboy, and Andi Jackson all react to a photo that Nebraska Director of Photography Scott Bruhn just took of them on team picture day at the Bob Devaney on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
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Special Teams Coordinator Ed Foley watches the team during practice at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Tuesday.
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Players’ silhouettes during practice at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Tuesday.
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Dancers from the New Legacy Souljaz perform during the Native Omaha Days Parade in Omaha on Saturday.
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Chris Beck, 5, plays Connect 4 during the Family Fun Day in Omaha on Saturday.
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Father Steven Boes prepares to end the new Boys Town Education Center after the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Father Steven Boes speaks before the ribbon cutting of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Water shoots out of a storm drain on Saddle Creek Road near Pacific Street during a morning downpour on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.
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Heavy rains caused traffic barrels to float onto a storm drain on Saddle Creek Road north of Farnam Street on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.
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Paul Elbert, 2, of Council Bluffs, plays in the rain near a Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office vehicle during the 40th annual National Night Out get-together at Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs on Tuesday. National Night Out is community-building event meant to promote positive relationships between police and neighbors.
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Adonis Marcial Rodriguez, 20, trains with posters from Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford’s past fights hanging over him at B&B Sports Academy near 30th and Sprague Streets in Omaha on Monday. After victory in a fight on Saturday night, Omaha-native and co-founder of the gym, Crawford is the undisputed welterweight champion boxer.
Kendall Reed and Cole Lange place their lanterns in the pond during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
Connor Raastad, 12, shows Nebraska defensive lineman Ty Robinson (99) how to put on Connor’s corn hat during fan day at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln on Sunday.
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