Catch the Perseid Meteor Shower: Best Viewing Tips and Peak Dates

Issue #170

05 Aug

In this What’s Up Columbia issue…

🗓 List of Upcoming Events

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💫 Catch the Perseid Meteor Shower: Best Viewing Tips and Peak Dates

📌 August 16: Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie Day at Hardison Mill 

🎨 Friday: Art Share Night at Vida Nova Coffee

🖼 Maury County Public Library’s Tiny Art Show

🎵 This Week’s Live Music

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Monday, August 5th

Tuesday, August 6th

Wednesday, August 7th

Thursday, August 8th

Friday, August 9th

Saturday, August 10th

Catch the Perseid Meteor Shower: Best Viewing Tips and Peak Dates

Every summer, Earth encounters a cloud of space debris, resulting in a spectacular meteor shower. This year's Perseid Meteor Shower is in full swing, visible until the end of August. Originating from the comet Swift-Tuttle, which last approached Earth in 1992, the shower is one of the most prolific celestial displays, providing an awe-inspiring sight.

The Perseids are tiny fragments, often no larger than a grain of sand, traveling at a staggering 133,200 miles per hour when they hit Earth's atmosphere, where they can reach temperatures exceeding 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The shower is active from mid-July through early September, with the peak occurring on the night of August 12th into the morning of August 13th.

During the peak, viewers can expect up to 100 meteors per hour. The best viewing time is after midnight, when the moon, half full, sets and the sky becomes darker. The meteors are most visible in the pre-dawn hours and are easily seen without any special equipment. Stargazers are advised to find a location away from city lights and allow their eyes to adjust to the darkness for the best experience.

Tennessee offers several ideal spots with minimal light pollution to enjoy this celestial event. No need for binoculars or telescopes—just a clear night and a bit of patience will reward viewers with an unforgettable display.

August 16: Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie Day at Hardison Mill

A ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE EXPERIENCE:

Spend the day learning what life was like living on the prairie and going to a one-room schoolhouse in the 1800's... and what living on a farm is like today.

EVENT DETAILS:

  • COST: $45.00 per classroom seat (there are only 17 seats per event. **All proceeds go to LOVE IS A GIFT Ministries)

  • DATES:  Aug 16... Sept 13... Oct 25... Nov 22... Dec 13, 2024 

  • LOCATION:  The Homestead School at Hardison Mill, Columbia, TN

  • AGES: this class is for 7 TO 12 YEARS OLDS only

  • TECHNOLOGY: this is an event designed to foster relationships and simple living. No smart phones or devices allowed with the children.

WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL DO:

  • Learn the history of one-room schoolhouses, and the story of how ours came to be.

  • Say a morning prayer and the Pledge Of Allegience.

  • Learn the history of Hardison Mill and what farm life was like when it was originally a homestead in 1878, and what farm life is like today.

  • Make Ragdolls & Quill-pens together... as they learn what toys were like in prairie days and how people wrote letters then.

  • Have a prepared lunch that would have been served in prairie days.

  • Play recess games from the 1800's

  • Do chores on the farm together, interacting with the animals and the gardens.

ABOUT THE 'LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE' EXPERIENCE:

  • Your child can come dressed in 1800's prairie clothes or we will have dresses & bonnets for girls if they'd like to wear them... and suspenders and caps for boys.

  • Have your child bring or wear boots if you have them as they will be walking around the farm.

  • Lunch will be a traditional farm lunch (like beef stew with homemade bread, etc...) If your child has allergies or is gluten-free, you will have to send lunch from home with them.


    Find more information and purchase tickets here

Friday: Art Share Night at Vida Nova Coffee

ART BLEND IS BACK! THIS FRIDAY AT @vidanovacoffeelounge!!!!! Calling all artists! You have 3-5 minutes to present and talk about your art! It’s like an open mic but for artist. SEE YOU THEN!

6:00 PM
307 W 11th St, Level 3

Maury County Public Library’s Tiny Art Show

For more information, please call 931-375-6502

Maury County Public Library
211 W. 8th St., Columbia

🎵 This Week’s Live Music

Monday, August 5th

Alyssa Hart, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

Tuesday, August 6th

Jay Hoppus, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

Wednesday, August 7th

Troy Castellano, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

Thursday, August 8th

Todd Ciprian, Tito's Spring Hill, 6-9 PM
Justen Harden, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

Friday, August 9th

Rob Harris, Grinder's Switch, 7-9 PM
Mike Peters, McCreary's Irish Pub, 7-9 PM
TBD, Asgard, 7:30 PM
Joe & Diane, Puckett’s, 7:30-9 PM
Escape, Fozzy's Bar & Grill, 8-11 PM

Saturday, August 10th

Box of Rox, Amber Falls Winery, 3-7 PM
The Def Leprechaun Band, McCreary's Irish Pub, 7-9 PM
Lindsay Beth Harper, The Tilted Mule, 7 PM
Lynn Marie & E3, Puckett’s, 7:30-9 PM
The Bald Kernal Band, Fozzy's Bar & Grill, 8-11 PM
Down South, The Boondox, 8-11 PM

Sunday, August 11th

Ben Daniels, Amber Falls Winery, 1-5 PM
Mix Tape Allstars, The Rebel, 4 PM
Dustin Kiness, Fozzy's Bar & Grill, 5-8 PM
Kenny Durham, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

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