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All amateur astronomers and interested in learning the secrets hidden within the heavens have an appointment tomorrow, Friday August 9, with the series 'Friday different' which organized the Youth Council Cehegín and part of the programming summer.

Coinciding with the summer nights you can see in the sky called Perseid shooting stars, the phenomenon popularly known as 'Tears of St. Lawrence', will be an activity that will begin at 20:30 am in the Youth Space, which will place an introductory talk to the world of astronomy.

Then, from 23:00, all participants will make an observation with a telescope from the Paseo de la Concepción.

The Perseids name is that the shooting stars seem to come from a point that is precisely the constellation Perseus and receive the nickname "Tears of St. Lawrence" because the more intense is this meteor shower is around day This saint, August 10, and is associated metaphorically tears came to his eyes when he was martyred at the stake.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín