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See a meteor shower
Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the debris left behind by a comet, resulting in a spectacular celestial display.
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The Lyrids are coming up soon:
April 22, 23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower. The Lyrids is an average shower, usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust particles left behind by comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, which was discovered in 1861. The shower runs annually from April 16-25. It peaks this year on the night of the night of the 22nd and morning of the 23rd. These meteors can sometimes produce bright dust trails that last for several seconds. The waning gibbous moon will block out many of the fainter meteors this year, but if you are patient you should still be able to catch a few of the brightest ones. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Lyra, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
April 22, 23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower. The Lyrids is an average shower, usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust particles left behind by comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, which was discovered in 1861. The shower runs annually from April 16-25. It peaks this year on the night of the night of the 22nd and morning of the 23rd. These meteors can sometimes produce bright dust trails that last for several seconds. The waning gibbous moon will block out many of the fainter meteors this year, but if you are patient you should still be able to catch a few of the brightest ones. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Lyra, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
We took the kids on a middle of the night trip to darkest Northumberland to see the Perseids meteor shower. It was fantastic!
(JGlass)
Went to Dark Sky Observatory in August to watch Perseid Meteor Shower, weather was awful and saw nothing. Watched from back garden on 26/08/14 and saw two meteors :)
Perseid 2013! Not a cloud in the sky. It was the perfect night to watch the shower. The shower itself wasn't particularly impressive, though there were a couple of impressive streaks.
Lyrids - April 2011 in Irstead, Norfolk
John Brick+Orchard Lake+3am+Apple Island Alien Invasion Scare. Priceless! 2010
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