Astronomy aficionados in the city have a great opportunity to catch the celestial spectacle of the annual Leonid Meteor showers during a camping trip titled Starry Night in Bhandardara. This is being conducted by Stargazing Mumbai, an organisation that specialises in educational astronomy tours and camping trips.

“The trip starts on November 15, but since the Leonid shower will peak from November 16 to 17, participants have the chance to catch it in the first half of that period. Another trip begins on November 17 as well. Both will be held in the Sahyadris,” informs Aman Singh, senior science communicator and core team member at Stargazing Mumbai. “Usually, one trip includes 120 to 130 participants; for this one, we currently have 75 to 80 bookings. Participants arrive at Kasara or Atgaon railway station (depending on the group size) from where we offer a bus ride till the Stargazing Mumbai Bhandardara Observation Site, which takes roughly three hours. Otherwise, there’s always the option to commute via a private vehicle.”