Let me explain: once a year, between July 14th and August 24th, the Earth crosses the debris of a comet with a bizarre code name: 109P/Swift-Tuttle. And every year, this terrestrial trajectory brings, to the great delight of our eyes (and our wishes), tons of shooting stars... but there are some nights when they are so numerous in the sky that we speak of meteor showers. These are the Perseid nights, and with my little chicken and my laughing cow, we chose one of them for a celestial outing!
The icing on the comet, thanks to the Perseids Project founded 3 years ago in Orbe, is that 498 municipalities, spread across the cantons of Vaud, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, and Valais, agreed to turn off their public lighting for one night, to allow all curious individuals to literally have stars in their eyes.
So with Aglaé and Myrtille, we seized the opportunity and went to settle on the shores of Lake Geneva, on the beach of Saint-Sulpice. Lying on our blankets, a cup of hot chocolate in one hand and starry chocs in the other... (except for Aglaé who only swears by the buttery golden ones) we began to contemplate this starry sky and after only a few tens of minutes, at exactly 10:03 PM, the magic began to operate!
Before our amazed eyes, a shower of shooting stars burst from the sky, illuminating the Milky Way with its shimmering curves. The results at the end of this night of observation and tasting Swiss biscuits: 32 wishes for Aglaé, 41 for me and 57 for Myrtille, but I still believe she cheated ;)
Stars in her eyes
A few days ago, still in search of adventures, I had the chance to witness a natural phenomenon so magnificent it was almost magical! On the night of August 11th to 12th, with my loyal companions Aglaé and Myrtille, we went to feast our eyes in the middle of nature.
Do you have any idea what I'm talking about? The Perseid meteor shower, of course!
Their very name is enough to make you dream...
Let me explain: once a year, between July 14th and August 24th, the Earth crosses the debris of a comet with a bizarre code name: 109P/Swift-Tuttle. And every year, this terrestrial trajectory brings, to the great delight of our eyes (and our wishes), tons of shooting stars... but there are some nights when they are so numerous in the sky that we speak of meteor showers. These are the Perseid nights, and with my little chicken and my laughing cow, we chose one of them for a celestial outing!
The icing on the comet, thanks to the Perseids Project founded 3 years ago in Orbe, is that 498 municipalities, spread across the cantons of Vaud, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, and Valais, agreed to turn off their public lighting for one night, to allow all curious individuals to literally have stars in their eyes.
So with Aglaé and Myrtille, we seized the opportunity and went to settle on the shores of Lake Geneva, on the beach of Saint-Sulpice. Lying on our blankets, a cup of hot chocolate in one hand and starry chocs in the other... (except for Aglaé who only swears by the buttery golden ones) we began to contemplate this starry sky and after only a few tens of minutes, at exactly 10:03 PM, the magic began to operate!
Before our amazed eyes, a shower of shooting stars burst from the sky, illuminating the Milky Way with its shimmering curves. The results at the end of this night of observation and tasting Swiss biscuits: 32 wishes for Aglaé, 41 for me and 57 for Myrtille, but I still believe she cheated ;)
Let me explain: once a year, between July 14th and August 24th, the Earth crosses the debris of a comet with a bizarre code name: 109P/Swift-Tuttle. And every year, this terrestrial trajectory brings, to the great delight of our eyes (and our wishes), tons of shooting stars... but there are some nights when they are so numerous in the sky that we speak of meteor showers. These are the Perseid nights, and with my little chicken and my laughing cow, we chose one of them for a celestial outing!
The icing on the comet, thanks to the Perseids Project founded 3 years ago in Orbe, is that 498 municipalities, spread across the cantons of Vaud, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, and Valais, agreed to turn off their public lighting for one night, to allow all curious individuals to literally have stars in their eyes.
So with Aglaé and Myrtille, we seized the opportunity and went to settle on the shores of Lake Geneva, on the beach of Saint-Sulpice. Lying on our blankets, a cup of hot chocolate in one hand and starry chocs in the other... (except for Aglaé who only swears by the buttery golden ones) we began to contemplate this starry sky and after only a few tens of minutes, at exactly 10:03 PM, the magic began to operate!
Before our amazed eyes, a shower of shooting stars burst from the sky, illuminating the Milky Way with its shimmering curves. The results at the end of this night of observation and tasting Swiss biscuits: 32 wishes for Aglaé, 41 for me and 57 for Myrtille, but I still believe she cheated ;)
