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Weekend Lyrid Meteor Shower Visible From Earth

Posted by timothy on from the big-dark-blue-room dept.

jamaicaplain writes "The annual Lyrid meteor shower will hit its peak this weekend and promises to put on an eye-catching display. NASA scientists plan to track the Lyrid meteor shower using a network of all-sky cameras on Earth, as well as from a student-launched balloon in California. Meanwhile, an astronaut on the International Space Station will attempt to photograph the meteors from space."

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  1. I misread this post by ozduo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I thought it said lurid shower what a let down!

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    1. Re:I misread this post by ozduo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Who says they were heathen, they could have worshiped the supernatural too!

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  2. Visible from ? by Tablizer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Visible from Earth"?

    What would happen if they left that out of the title?
         

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    1. Re:Visible from ? by a_hanso · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Mars has meteor showers too, [oblig]you insensitive clod[/oblig]