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Spectacular meteor shower event Friday at Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe

August 11, 2015 By Jeffrey Weidel

The Perseids is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The meteors can typically be seen around mid-July each year, with the peak in activity happening between Aug. 9-14.

During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches an astonishing 60 or more miles per hour. Lovers of the stars will receive an extra treat this week in Lake Tahoe: The last chance to star gaze during the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Tahoe Star Tours will host a special mountainside star gazing event that corresponds with the Perseid Meteor Shower on Friday (Aug. 14) at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.
Tahoe Star Tours will host a special mountainside star gazing event that corresponds with the Perseid Meteor Shower on Friday (Aug. 14) at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.

Tahoe Star Tours will host a special mountainside star gazing event that corresponds with the Perseid Meteor Shower on Friday (Aug. 14) at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.

“The Perseid Meteor Shower provides an incredible show across the night sky, and with the dark skies in North Lake Tahoe, our viewing venue at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe is ideal,” said Tony Berendsen, owner of Tahoe Star Tours and president of the Northern Nevada Science Coalition.

Berendsen is an award-winning amateur astronomer residing in Reno. He is President of the Northern Nevada Science Coalition, a past President of the Astronomical Society of Nevada, and has been showing the skies above northern Nevada and California for the past 17 years, including five years at the Fleischmann Planetarium observatory in Reno.

While viewing the constellations and meteor shower through Tahoe Star Tours’ high-powered Celestron telescopes, guests will also be treated to a special live concert performance by Accent, a Reno-based chamber music ensemble comprised of highly trained local artists.

The event will also include cheese and dessert stations, wine and champagne, and the personalized service of The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe, which is located mid-mountain at Northstar California Resort.

Hosted mountainside at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe from 8:15-10:30 p.m. The cost to participate is $100 per person, including tax. This event is limited to 35 people.

Tickets can be purchased online in advance through Eventbrite (http://www.eventbrite.com/e/tahoe-star-tours-concert-evening-at-northstar-california-tickets-17699204798?ref=ebtnebtckt).

Additional Tahoe Star Tours events are scheduled Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings through September 4, from 8:15-10:30 p.m. Events on Thursday and Saturday evening are hosted at the Dark Skies Cosmoarium at Northstar California Resort in Truckee. On Friday evenings, events take place at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.

From 5-7 p.m. Friday evening, the The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe will also offer its Backyard Barbeque Family Cookout.
From 5-7 p.m. Friday evening, the The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe will also offer its Backyard Barbeque Family Cookout.

From 5-7 p.m. Friday evening, the The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe will also offer its Backyard Barbeque Family Cookout, a for purchase barbeque cookout that includes live music until 8 p.m., and complimentary access to a variety of oversized outdoor lawn games. Tahoe Star Tours participants will enjoy access to the private viewing area, comfortable seating, blankets and cocktail service throughout the event.

Advance reservations for all Tahoe Star Tours events are recommended, and all tours are offered weather and conditions permitting. For more information and the complete schedule of events, visit www.TahoeStarTours.com.

Jeffrey Weidel can be reached at skiweidel@gmail.com. Thanks for visiting his website at www.tahoeskiworld.com

 

 

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About Jeffrey Weidel

Jeffrey Weidel is an award-winning journalist from the Sacramento region who has provided unique content on Lake Tahoe skiing and snowboarding for nearly 30 years. Still an avid skier, he created the Tahoe Ski World website 10 years ago.

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