- Gamma Persei (Wikipedia)
Gamma Persei (Gamma Per, γ Persei, γ Per) is a binary star system in the constellation Perseus. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the pair is +2.9, making it the fourth-brightest member of the constellation. The distance to this system is of roughly 221 light-years (68 parsecs) with a 1% margin of error. About 4° to the north of Gamma Persei is the radiance point for the annual Perseid meteor shower.
- Colonel Bob Wilderness (wilderness.net)
Located in the southwest corner of the Olympic National Forest near Quinault Lake. Towering evergreens and an emerald carpet of mosses, ferns, lichens, and wildflowers all characterize the temperate rain forest…