Astronomy Night – Perseid Meteor Show

Join Dr. Lionel Crews from the University of Tennessee at Martin Astronomy Department and the Discovery Park education team for the Perseid Meteor Shower on August 12th. This month’s event will be located on the Great Lawn from 8-10 p.m. Feel free to bring a chair or blanket to best observe the meteor shower. Please follow the signs. park in the north parking lot and enter through the gate.

The Perseid meteor shower is generally one of the most spectacular every year, with a peak of close to 100 meteors per hour and very bright, persistent streaks. This year the peak is scheduled to be the night of August 12-13, a little after midnight. The Perseid shower is a debris trail from a comet first seen in 69 BC, back when the city of Pompeii still existed. It has periodically been seen every 133 years, the latest being 1992. Bring a lawn chair and watch for meteors with us from 8-10 p.m.

Passport to the Universe

There are 4 remaining Astronomy Night programs in 2025. Anyone who attends five or more of these events in the calendar year and completes our special training will receive a unique patch to commemorate the year’s astronomical events. Don't forget to bring your passports.

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