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Lyrids Meteor Shower

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks April 21/22, 2012

20 Apr , 2012 by

[/caption]You can take some meteor showers to the bank, like the Leonids, Perseids and Geminids. Other showers are more spikey; they can underperform one year, with just a few dozen meteors an hour, or boost up to hundreds in an hour – a full on meteor storm! Our next meteor shower, the Lyrids, is one […]

Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast – April 16-22, 2012

14 Apr , 2012 by

[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It’s International Dark Skies Week and a great time to enjoy astronomy! We’ll start off with an impressive galaxy for even small optics and enjoy two meteor showers. There are planets and planetary nebula to explore, as well as some awesome globular clusters. If you’re in the mood, there’s some history […]

April’s Shooting Stars

5 Apr , 2011 by

[/caption] April showers? Yes! The 16th to the 26th this month brings us the April Lyrid Meteor Shower, with the peak occurring on April 22nd. The meteors in this shower tend to be bright and leave persistent trains as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere. In recent years the shower has averaged 10 to 20 meteors […]

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