PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

D&R Greenway Hosts a Meteor Shower Watch at St. Michaels Farm Preserve August 14

Princeton, N.J. – D&R Greenway Land Trust will be hosting its third annual Perseid Meteor Shower Watch party at the St. Michaels Farm Preserve barn complex in Hopewell on Friday, August 14, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Free. Please RSVP to jwatson@drgreenway.org with subject line “Perseids”, including e-mail address or phone number for contact in case of cancellation for bad weather or poor viewing conditions.

“We are hoping for clear skies and a good show of meteors,” says D&R Greenway Vice-President Jay Watson. “A star watch party is a great way to enjoy this magnificent property preserved through our efforts, along with the greater Hopewell community.”

Volunteers from the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton will be on hand with telescopes for a brief talk about the night sky and provide meteor watching assistance. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in mid-July and early August when the Earth passes through the stream of debris called the Perseid Cloud, consisting of particles ejected by the comet Swift-Tuttle.

Here’s how to prepare for the Perseid Meteor Shower Watch:

• Please try to arrive or before 10 p.m. so there will not be a constant stream of headlights coming into the site, interfering with night vision.

• Pack as you would for watching fireworks: Bring a lounge chair, blanket or warm clothing, water, juice, snacks and bug spray.

• Flashlights should have red lenses.  If you don’t have a red lens, red filters will be provided to place over your flashlight lens; please see Jay Watson on arrival.

• Bring binoculars or a telescope, if you have, to view other objects in the sky. Optics are not required for meteor watching.

Enter St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell Township via the Princeton Avenue pedestrian entrance.  Participants will drive to the barn complex to park.  Carpooling is recommended.

For more information, visit www.drgreenway.org