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| Tuesday, August 13, 2002 |
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- Summer Camp / Monroe Co. Parks
- Summer Camp. The Monroe County Parks Department will host summer camps for kids ages 6-10. Join us for one or all four full-day camps -- August 6, 13 at Greece Canal Park and August 20 and 27 at Powder Mills Park. Each dayís activities will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and include: indoor and outdoor games, crafts, a nature hike, water play, movies, sports, science experiments, outdoor exploring and more! The cost is $20.00 per child, per day or all four days for $75.00. Call 256-4967 to register. When you register, let them know where you saw this announcement.
- Books at the Beach
- Books at the Beach Patís Coffee Shop and the Charlotte Branch of the Rochester Public Library sponsor stories for children ages 4-7 every Tuesday morning from July 9 - August 20, 2002. A book prize will be given away each week. See you there! Call 663-5433 for more information. Ontario Beach Park -- Patís Coffee Shop Free! Tuesdays 11:00 am. When you go, let them know where you saw this announcement.
- Perseid Meteor Showers
- The following is true no matter where you live: The best time to look for meteors is when Perseus is highest in the sky--between 2 a.m. and dawn. On August 12th, set your alarm for 2 o'clock in the morning. Go outside; lie down on a sleeping bag or a reclining lawn chair with your toes pointed northeast; and gaze upward. Soon you'll see shooting stars racing along the Milky Way. Repeat the procedure on August 13th. The shower's peak is long-lasting, and you're likely to count plenty of meteors on both days. (The shower is expected to crest on August 12th during a 12 hour period centered on 2200 Universal Time. Dawn on August 13th would therefore be best for Europeans. Dawn on either day could be good for North Americans.) Above: The northeastern sky at 4 o'clock in the morning on August 12, 2002. Meteors will seem to flow from a point in Perseus called "the radiant" (red dot). Don't forget to look for Saturn! [large map] Can't wake up at 2 a.m.? Try looking for Perseids instead around 9 or 10 p.m. when Perseus is hanging low. (Note: it's always hanging low in the southern hemisphere.) You won't see many meteors then, but the ones you do see could be memorable. Shooting stars that emerge from the horizon and streak horizontally through the atmosphere are called Earthgrazers. They are remarkably slow, colorful and bright.
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