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The Kansas Wetlands Education Center will host its annual Perseid Meteor Shower Watch Party on Fri., Aug. 11.
The center, located 10 miles northeast of Great Bend at 592 NE K-156 Highway, welcomes the public to enjoy free, family-friendly activities beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Each year, as the Earth passes through the dust and debris of the Swift-Tuttle comet, the center celebrates the end of summer by watching the meteors or shower activity. Stargazers may spot from 60-100 meteors per hour during this time.
Guests are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets for comfortable sky-watching. The center will offer various space-themed crafts, science experiments, planetarium shows, and games. In addition, special black light chemistry experiments will be set up in the auditorium.
Highlighting the evening, s’mores, a time-honored summer tradition, will be roasted at the center’s fire pit.