{"id":619865,"date":"2026-08-04T12:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/619865\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:16:19","slug":"its-uae-meteor-shower-season-heres-when-and-where-to-see-the-perseids-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/619865\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s UAE meteor shower season \u2013 here’s when (and where) to see the Perseids next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Courtesy Mleiha National Park<\/p>\n

Perseids meteor shower events to attendDubai Astronomy Group<\/p>\n

Dubai Astronomy Group is hosting the largest meteor observation event<\/a> at Al Khatim Desert in Abu Dhabi, where you will see the meteor shower and, if conditions allow, the Comet 10P\/Tempel 2. Led by expert astronomers, the hands-on experience will include the use of a professional telescope.
When:<\/strong> Wednesday, 12 August and Thursday, 13 August, 11pm to 3am
Price:<\/strong> From Dh150 ($41)
Address:<\/strong> Al Khatim Desert, Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n

Arabian Wanders<\/p>\n

Adventure tour operator Arabian Wanders is hosting a BBQ dinner and Perseids watching event<\/a> in Al Quaa, Abu Dhabi that’s open to children and adults. Along with providing a telescope and guidance, there will also be games, a bonfire and a majlis set up.
When:<\/strong> Thursday, 13 August, 6pm to midnight or 1am
Price:<\/strong> From Dh450 ($122)
Address:<\/strong> Al Quaa Desert, Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n

Mleiha National Park<\/p>\n

UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mleiha National Park in Sharjah,<\/a> is inviting guests to join them for a desert dinner, followed by an expert-led stargazing experience. Running from 6.30pm until 1am, the event is open to families who wish to see the debris of the Comet 109P\/Swift\u2013Tuttle shoot through the dark night sky.
When:<\/strong> Thursday, 13 August, 6.30pm to 1am
Price:<\/strong> Adult from Dh225 ($61), Child from Dh175 ($48)
Address:<\/strong> Mleiha Eye Lounge, Mleiha National Park, Sharjah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy Mleiha National Park Perseids meteor shower events to attendDubai Astronomy Group Dubai Astronomy Group is hosting the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[77],"tags":[18,19,17,261724,133,8077,806],"class_list":["post-619865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news-advice","tag-science","tag-textbelowcentergridwidth","tag-web"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117037197004443715","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}