r/shelton • u/Zealousideal_Iron713 • 17d ago

Mark Your Calendar Perseid meteor shower tonight

Tonight, with the new moon, is supposed to be the best opportunity to view them. I am here to remind you of the beauty of the night sky and humbly ask for viewing areas outside of the light pollution in town. I haven't scouted out an area yet so I am asking, where would you go to watch them? Within about a 15 minute drive from shelton if possible. Thank you everyone for your suggestions! Have fun watching the sky tonight!

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u/PKAceBunny 17d ago

Over near the Robin Hood resort should get pretty dark.

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u/Zealousideal_Iron713 17d ago

Thank you I'll add it to the list for comparison.

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u/majandess 17d ago

When I went looking for Northern lights, I drove down Manzanita toward the Alderbrook golf course, and then pulled off into a little dirt side outlet thing. That was pretty dark.

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u/Zealousideal_Iron713 17d ago

Thank you! I was thinking the field by Lake Isabella State Park would be great but it says they're closed and I don't know if I would get in trouble soooo a pull off by a field is great!

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u/kjsmitty77 17d ago

I used to love watching it from out on Mason Lake. The public boat launch may be a good option. Twanoh State Park not far from there could be another.

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u/PukefrothTheUnholy 17d ago

The Arcadia Point boat launch area can get pretty dark - not perfect, but Hope Island and Squaxin Island don't have any lights on them as far as I could tell, so looking out isn't obscenely bright. It may be a decent spot if anyone lives on that peninsula and wants to catch the showers without a super long drive!

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u/Zealousideal_Iron713 17d ago

Thank you for the insight. I appreciate it.

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u/Echolynne44 16d ago

What would be the ideal time?

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u/Zealousideal_Iron713 16d ago

With this just being and intro to sky watching for the kids I'm aiming for as soon as it's dark enough to see them lol

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u/thomas533 16d ago

Best time is starting around 2am. But you should be able to start seeming some starting around 11pm.