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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
Sun Apr 19, 2020, 04:34 PM Apr 2020

Watch for the Lyrid meteor shower this week

https://wreg.com/news/watch-for-the-lyrid-meteor-shower-this-week/

(CNN) — The first meteor shower of spring, known as the Lyrid meteor shower, will present a night skywatching show beginning on Sunday evening and peaking on Wednesday night.

There hasn’t been a meteor shower to light up the sky since early January, and this one will be visible around the globe.

And unlike 2019, the waning moon will allow a better view of these bright meteors.

Late evening and early morning hours based on your location, between midnight and 4 a.m to 5 a.m. local time, may be the best time to see shooting stars, or meteors that burn up in our atmosphere, according to the American Meteor Society.

More at link. Enjoy! 👍
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Watch for the Lyrid meteor shower this week (Original Post) SheltieLover Apr 2020 OP
NICE bluestarone Apr 2020 #1
K&R HipChick Apr 2020 #2
Thanks for the reminder, SheltieLover! Talitha Apr 2020 #3
Thank you for this MissMillie Apr 2020 #4

Talitha

(6,477 posts)
3. Thanks for the reminder, SheltieLover!
Sun Apr 19, 2020, 06:01 PM
Apr 2020


The way everything's going to hell in a handbasket, I plum forgot about the Lyrids.

Thanks again!

MissMillie

(38,452 posts)
4. Thank you for this
Sun Apr 19, 2020, 07:04 PM
Apr 2020

might be a fun activity w/ the grandkids (since they don't have to be up for school in the morning).

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