Perseid Meteor Showers in Yellowstone?

We have a trip to Yellowstone planned for mid-August, staying in the park at the Canyon Cabins. The peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower occurs while we are there. Do you have any recommendations for safe viewing of the meteors?

Perseid Meteor Showers in Yellowstone?

I%26#39;d think any of the pullouts in Lamar and Hayden Valleys, you are closer to the latter.

Traffic dies down considerably after dark.

Perhaps park your car at Dunraven Pass or Mt. Washburn.

Save Viewing? I assume you are talking about wildlife. It%26#39;s everywhere, that%26#39;s why I suggested the above areas, not to walk into the fields.

Perseid Meteor Showers in Yellowstone?

Just a thought - but you might check with the Ranger station when you get there. They may have a ';viewing party'; arranged in the parking lot.

Also, check the YNP website for info as it gets closer to Aug. It%26#39;ll be an awesome sight in the Park without the light pollution.

A bit of trivia - the Perseids are what John Denver was referring to in ';Rocky Mtn. High'; when he wrote ';I%26#39;ve seen it raining fire in the sky';.

Enjoy!

yes, I certainly don%26#39;t want an encounter with a bear to ruin my night! Thanks for the thoughts.

Cool John Denver trivia!

(go figure - cool and John Denver in the same sentence - hope he%26#39;s smiling %26#39;bout that :-)

I thought the rangers might do something, but haven%26#39;t found any info about that. I%26#39;ll be certain to check w/them when I get there.

P.S., can%26#39;t wait...tomorrow I get to log-in to pick my plane seats, so it feels like we%26#39;re almost there!

Get some foldable chairs or camping pads and sit outside of your cabin. Usually the peak of the shower is early morning. We usually watch them in our backyard laying on the trampoline! Have a great time!

If you are going to be here on the following dates, I would really recommend the ';stars over yellowstone'; program held at the Madison Campground amphitheater (good place for spotting any night) -

Friday, August 21, 9 pm

Cosmic Update by Jim Manning, executive

director, Astronomical Society of the

Pacific. Learn the latest about what’s up in

the sky and what’s new in the study of the

universe.

Saturday, August 22, 9 pm

Galileo’s Universe by Jim Manning. Learn

how Galileo’s modest telescope led to

today’s giant instruments and incredible

discoveries about the cosmos.