{"id":1411,"date":"2016-07-23T12:46:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T09:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2022-10-08T16:39:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T13:39:54","slug":"watching-perseid-meteors-near-paleochora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/watching-perseid-meteors-near-paleochora\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching The Perseid Meteors Near Paleochora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cCatch a falling star and put it in your pocket,\u201d<\/em> sang Perry Como many years ago, <em>\u201csave it for a \u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0rainy day \u2026.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Well, rainy days in Paleochora have been few and far between recently, and with little chance of any more between now and September or October.\u00a0 But with little or no light pollution, especially away from the town itself, this is a wonderful place to watch &#8216;shooting stars&#8217; or meteors, especially in mid-August, the annual occurrence of the Perseid meteor shower, which this year reaches its peak on the night of 12th\/13th August.<\/p><div class=\"ffqvk69f2f2452a2e8\" ><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- convertri page leaderboard -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1583078900392636\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4520084506\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.ffqvk69f2f2452a2e8 {\r\nmargin: 5px;padding: 0px;\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ffqvk69f2f2452a2e8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ffqvk69f2f2452a2e8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ffqvk69f2f2452a2e8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ffqvk69f2f2452a2e8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ffqvk69f2f2452a2e8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>In recent years it&#8217;s become a custom of mine, on \u201cPerseids night\u201d, to kayak out of Paleochora at dusk and spend the night on an empty beach, usually paddling east to one at Ianniskari (Anidri), then lying under the stars to watch the meteors, at regular intervals, streaming through the night sky and seemingly falling into the Libyan Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Last August, for a change, I kayaked west, leaving the tiny harbour at Koundoura at 7pm, heading\u00a0 for Akrotiri (cape) Krios, and the tiny inlet known as Kokkino or \u201cred beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1413\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Koundoura-harbour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1413\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1413\" src=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Koundoura-harbour-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Koundoura harbour - Starting point\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Koundoura-harbour-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Koundoura-harbour-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Koundoura-harbour.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Koundoura harbour &#8211; Starting point<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It took me an hour, passing south of Krios beach, below the awesome sheer cliffs of Cape Krios, and close to the sanctuary of Viena, to run ashore at \u201cRed\u201d beach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1412\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Cape-Krios.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1412\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1412\" src=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Cape-Krios-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cape Krios\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Cape-Krios-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Cape-Krios-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Cape-Krios.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cape Krios<\/p><\/div>\n<p>En route was a new discovery\u00a0 &#8211; a sea cave only accessible to small craft, its features formed and eroded over a million years, and visible to few.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1418\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sea-cave-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1418\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sea-cave-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sea cave \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sea-cave-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sea-cave-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Sea-cave-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea cave<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1414\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nr-Red-beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1414\" src=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nr-Red-beach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Nr Red beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nr-Red-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nr-Red-beach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nr-Red-beach.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nr Red beach<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Red beach gains its name from the masses of dark red stones along the shoreline, possibly old pottery worn smooth by the sea over centuries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1417\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-stones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1417\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1417\" src=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-stones-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Red beach stones\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-stones-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-stones-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-stones.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red beach stones<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The sun set beyond Elafonisi as I quickly \u201cmade camp\u201d, simply throwing down a sleeping bag on top of an insulation mat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1416\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-sset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1416\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1416\" src=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-sset.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset at Red Beach\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-sset.jpg 576w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-sset-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at Red Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Leaving Koundora I had asked a returning fisherman about the coming weather, their\u00a0 predictions being far more accurate than any TV or Internet forecasts.\u00a0 \u201cCalm sea, Beaufort 2, maybe 3 tomorrow,\u201d he advised\u00a0 &#8211; ideal conditions for me, as Force 4 and beyond is\u00a0 too dangerous at sea.\u00a0 So it was disturbing to see flashes of lightning, and an imminent storm, in the far west, maybe 400km away out at sea.\u00a0 These, but with no thunder, were to continue all night.<\/p>\n<p>With no moon, the planet Venus and a million stars gradually appeared.\u00a0 The closest star system to earth is Alpha Centauri, 4.3 light years and some 40 trillion km away, but can only be seen in the Southern Hemisphere.\u00a0 Here in Crete the nearest is Sirius (the &#8216;dog star&#8217;) in Canis Major, at a distance of 8.6 light years.\u00a0 Twice the mass of our sun, Sirius is the brightest star in the earth&#8217;s night sky.\u00a0 Time for reflection as I lay back waiting (and not for too long) for the first of the meteors.\u00a0 On a good night, there can be between 50\/100 per hour, emanating from the constellation Perseus, some leaving a seconds-long train, before burning up c.100km above earth.<\/p>\n<p>Some I missed by looking the wrong way (to the NE is the best direction), some by falling asleep (and pre-dawn is the best time to watch), but the night was spectacular. When I woke up it was already early daylight &#8211;\u00a0 so,\u00a0 \u201ctime and tide, etc &#8230;\u201d\u00a0 and I was soon up and away, calling in at Viena to chat with a lone camper there, also a meteor watcher.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1415\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1415\" src=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-AM-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Waking up at Red Beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-AM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-AM-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Red-beach-AM.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waking up at Red Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1419\" style=\"width: 574px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Viena-beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1419\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1419\" src=\"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Viena-beach.jpg\" alt=\"A Stop off at Viena Beach\" width=\"574\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Viena-beach.jpg 574w, https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/main\/domains\/thepaleochorasite.com\/public_html\/bobsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Viena-beach-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Stop off at Viena Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first rain fell as I loaded the kayak onto the roof-rack back at Koundoura, and half an hour later it was torrential, strangely falling heavily on a calm sea, but by mid-afternoon the sun was blazing, with temperatures again in the mid-30s.\u00a0 Climate change indeed \u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Footnote:\u00a0 Red\/Kokkino beach can be reached on foot off the E4 path between Elafonisi &amp; Krios,<br \/>\njust north of Agios Ioannis church.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t.huge-it-share-buttons {\n\t\t\t\tborder:0px 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