The Lyrid Meteors - 16th to 25th April

[muckshifter]

Run, hide, the sky is falling ...




http://www.eaas.co.uk/news/lyrids.html

The 'shooting star' displays this month include the April Lyrids (from the constellation of Lyra, the Harp). The peak of the shower is on the 22nd when you could see a maximum of about 15 meteors an hour. The Moon is just over last quarter which causes a bit of light-pollution which will wash out the fainter meteors.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/myspace/nightsky/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1289283.stm

 

[Abarbarian]

Excellent thanks for the thumbs up