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space1 month ago•3 min saved

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks With Bright Fireballs This Week

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on April 22–23, offering 10–20 bright shooting stars per night under a dim crescent moon, best viewed from dark skies in the Northern Hemisphere. Meteors radiate from the Lyra constellation and are debris from comet Thatcher, which last visited the solar system in 1861; the display is notable this year due to favorable viewing conditions and little moonlight, with the next major shower not arriving until Eta Aquarids in May.

via New York Post|

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astronomy1 month ago•2 min saved

Lyrid Meteor Shower to Light Up Skies This Week

The Lyrid meteor shower, radiating from Lyra near Vega, peaks the night of April 21–22, with dark-sky observers catching about 15–20 meteors per hour from around midnight through dawn (a second viewing opportunity follows Wednesday night). The debris comes from Comet Thatcher, streaking through the atmosphere at roughly 108,000 mph about 80 miles up. No special equipment is needed—just a dark location and a comfortable spot to lie back as Lyra rises in the northeast. Even city dwellers can glimpse bright Lyrids away from lights; if clouds block the sky, you can instead monitor meteors via radar using LiveMeteors, where brighter fireballs produce louder pings. A fun fact: the parent comet won’t return near Earth again until about 2283.

via WTOP|

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astronomy2 years ago•1 min saved

"Your Guide to Viewing the Lyrid Meteor Shower This Weekend"

The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak on the night of April 21-22, with an average of 10-15 meteors per hour and a potential for up to 100. Best viewing will be in the pre-dawn hours after midnight when the shower's radiant rises in the east. The Lyrids are debris from Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher and are one of the oldest-known meteor showers, with the first recorded sighting dating back to 687 B.C. in China.

via USA TODAY|

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astronomy3 years ago•4 min saved

Upcoming Meteor Showers to Watch in May.

The annual Eta Lyrids meteor shower will peak tonight, offering skywatchers the opportunity to see meteors streak through the dark skies over Earth. The best time to see the Eta Lyrid meteors is when the shower's radiant point in the Lyra constellation is high above the horizon. While not the most spectacular of meteor showers, the Eta Lyrids can produce a rate of around three meteors per hour, but this is in ideal viewing conditions with dark skies and clear weather.

via Space.com|

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