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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. Visible from Earh? by RetiredMidn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait; a lot of meteors are going to burn up when they hit Earth's atmosphere and it will be visible from Earth? Who'd have thought?

  2. Re:when and where is April 21st 0100 to 0300 hrs?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    From TFA (albeit about 2/3 down the page)

    Lyrid meteor skywatchers with good weather should venture outside in the late-night hours Saturday or early Sunday, preferably after midnight to catch the sky show around its peak, which occurs at 1:30 a.m. EDT (0530 GMT). You should allow up to 40 minutes for your eyes to adjust to the darkness.