CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 5 -- Western Nevada College issued the following news release:
One of the year's most spectacular celestial events is about to light up the Northern
Nevada sky, and Western Nevada College's Jack C. Davis Observatory invites the community
to experience it under ideal viewing conditions.
The observatory will welcome visitors on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 12, through
the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 13, for the peak of the Perseid meteor shower,
one of the most anticipated astronomical events of the year.
Located at 2269 Vanpatten Ave. on the eastern slopes of the Sierra, the Jack C. Davis
Observatory offers darker skies than much of Carson City, making it one of the area's
premier locations for meteor w...