Quote:The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and it's even better this year
You don't need any equipment to see the Perseids
By Maddie Burakoff • Published August 10, 2023 • Updated on August 10, 2023 at 6:24 pm
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The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most intense displays of shooting stars every year

The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, sending bright trails of light streaking across the night sky. 
With only a sliver of moon in the sky, conditions this year will be ideal for seeing lots of meteors.
“If you’ve got nice clear weather and a good dark sky, you go out just before dawn and you’ll see a Perseid per minute or so,” said NASA meteor scientist Bill Cooke. “That’s a pretty good show.”
Here's how to watch the meteor shower:
The Perseids — one of the biggest meteor showers we can see — occur every year in the late summer. Meteor showers happen when the Earth moves through fields of debris floating around in space. The Perseids come from comet Swift-Tuttle, a big ball of ice and rock that sheds pieces of dusty debris as it orbits around the sun. When the Earth passes by, those bits get caught in our atmosphere and burn up, creating the streaking lights. The Perseids get their name from the constellation Perseus, because the meteors’ paths appear to start out from this point in the sky.
This year’s shower is already active, but the main event will be this weekend, when the shower reaches its peak from Saturday night into Sunday morning. Starting around 11 p.m. local time Saturday, a few meteors will start to show up — maybe one every 15 minutes, Cooke estimated. They’ll keep picking up the pace until before dawn on Sunday, when “you’ll see meteors appear all over the place,” he said. 
How can I see them?
During this weekend’s peak, the moon will be a waning crescent — just a small slice in the sky. That’s good news because a bright moon can make it harder to spot the meteors. Last year, the moon was full during the peak. Anyone in the Northern Hemisphere will have a good view this year, as long as the sky is clear of light pollution and clouds. You don’t need any equipment to see them, but you will need to give your eyes around half an hour to adjust to the dark. Avoid looking at your cellphone since that can ruin your night vision.
The Perseids can appear anywhere in the sky. So just “lie on your back, look away from the moon and take in as much sky as you can,” Cooke said

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Outside Lands 2023: SOMA Tent closed, DJ says 'no one seriously injured'
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Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 8:22 p.m.
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SOMA Tent at Outside Lands on Oct. 31, 2021.
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SOMA Tent, Outside Lands’ popular dance venue festivalgoers often visit to find respite from San Francisco’s chilly weather at Golden Gate Park, is closed until further notice, festival organizers announced Friday, Aug. 11.
The pop-up club, located in Marx Meadow near the northeast edge of the park, closed around 5 p.m. during the first day of the outdoor event “for the safety of our audience,” according to an alert sent to festival attendees.
Prior to the closure, a sign outside SOMA Tent said there was a 60 minute wait to get in and dozens of attendees could be seen leaving the space.
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A statement from festival organizers confirmed the venue was closed “to make a necessary repair.” 

SOMA Tent at Outside Lands on the first day of the festival on Friday, Aug. 11.Roland Li/The Chronicle
No further details were provided, but Justin Jay, a DJ who was scheduled to perform, posted a video on Instagram showing a damaged dance floor.
“Floor gave in… thankfully no one seriously injured,” he wrote.
Acts at SOMA Tent on Friday included Palestinian DJ Sama’ Abdulhadi, Glasgow DJ Denis Sulta and venue headliner Daniel Avery, an English electronic music producer and DJ from Bournemouth, England.

(08-11-2023, 06:44 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: First live dose of K-pop

Trying to grok it but it’s blowing my tiny brain.

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(08-11-2023, 06:44 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: First live dose of K-pop

Trying to grok it but it’s blowing my tiny brain.

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Quote:Aespa's Giselle withdraws from Outside Lands due to health issues

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Aespa's Winter, Karina, and Ningning gear up to light up Outside Lands.

Aespa, the groundbreaking K-pop ensemble slated to make history as the first of its genre to grace the Outside Lands stage, will face a lineup alteration due to a member's health setback.
Giselle, a key member of the group, will be notably absent from the festival due to displaying symptoms indicative of the flu.
A statement from SM Entertainment, the record label representing Aespa, was shared on social media Thursday evening.
According to the label, she is channeling her energy towards recuperation, adhering to medical guidance and recommendations.
Despite the setback caused by Giselle's flu symptoms, the show at Outside Lands is anticipated to proceed with the remaining three Aespa members: Karina, Ningning, and Winter.
Their performance is scheduled for Friday evening as part of the festival's lineup.
The next stop is the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday.
However, the uncertainty lingers regarding Giselle's potential participation in this performance.
Notably, she was also absent from Aespa's set at the Governors Ball festival in New York City, citing similar "health issues."
Earlier this year, Aespa unveiled their third EP titled My World, highlighted by the fusion of Death Grips aesthetics and K-pop vibes in the track Spicy.