Watch meteors from the water on Aug. 11

Fisherman’s Wharf in Lewes will host its first Meteor Shower Cruise from 10 p.m. on Aug. 11 to 6 a.m. on Aug. 12. The cruise will take viewers out beyond the ground clutter light for a view of the Perseid meteor shower.

The Perseid meteors are visible from July 23 through Aug. 22, with best predicted viewing at approximately 2 a.m. on Aug.12. The Perseid meteor shower is an annual meteor shower that is extremely regular in its timing and can potentially be visible for weeks in the late summer sky, depending on weather and location. It is named after the constellation Perseus, which is located in roughly the same point of the night sky from where the Perseid meteor shower appears to originate.

The source of the Perseid meteor shower is actually debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle. Every year, the earth passes through the debris cloud left by the comet when the earth’s atmosphere is bombarded by what is popularly known as “falling stars.”

The cost for the trip is $50, and reservations are required. The boat will leave the dock at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11, and return Thursday morning at 6 a.m. The very–cloudy/rain date will be the next day, Aug. 12-13.

For more information and to make reservations, contact Fisherman’s Wharf, by the drawbridge in Lewes, at (302) 645-8862.