[DB!-Announce] Reminder: Ride to the Perseid Meteor Shower This Tuesday Night

[Davis Bicycles Announcements]

Take advantage of one of the benefits of a heat wave: It is perfect weather
for a night bike ride!

Join DB! for a fun night ride to the Perseid Meteor
Shower<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids>Party of the Davis
Astronomy Club at Fairfield School (west of Davis) this
Tuesday night. Meet in the parking lot of the Lutheran Church of the
Incarnation, NW corner of the Russell-Arthur intersection between 7:45 PM
and 8:00 PM. Sunset is at 8:06 PM. Assembled groups will ride together at a
leisurely pace for approximately four miles to Fairfield School. The entire
ride from West Davis is along a path to the side of Russell Blvd. Groups
will assemble to ride back, about the time of the rising gibbous moon (10:34
PM). All participants will receive a specially designed "spoke card"
commemorating the ride. Bring a blanket or folding chairs in a trailer if
you like, insect repellent, and a paper bag to cover your flashlight (it
preserves night vision!). There are no restroom facilities at the school.

The Davis Astronomy Club is organized by the Explorit Science
Center<http://www.explorit.org/>.


More information on the Perseids is available from Sky & Telescope
Magazine<http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/52204947.html>and
from
NASA <http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/31jul_perseids2009.htm>.

Enjoy the ride...

   Leo Rainer
   Davis Bicycles!
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