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Best time to view Lyrids meteor shower 2009 is tonight

Posted on April 21, 2009

Lyrid meteors tend to be bright and often leave trails. About 10-20 meteors per hour at peak are to be expected. Uncommon surges can sometimes bring the rate up to 100 per hour, but these rather rare outbursts are not easy to predict. That’s one of the reasons why the tantalizing Lyrids are worth watching. The radiant is in the constellation Lyra, which rises in the northeast at about 10 p.m. Fortunately the thin waning crescent moon won’t obtrude on this year’s Lyrid shower. The Lyrids typically produce the most meteors in the wee hours before dawn. The best viewing night should be between midnight and dawn on Wednesday, April 22. But a day or two before and after the peak date may offer a decent sprinkling of meteors too.

Lyrid meteors tend to be bright and often leave trails. About 10-20 meteors per hour at peak are to be expected. Uncommon surges can sometimes bring the rate up to 100 per hour, but these rather rare outbursts are not easy to predict. That’s one of the reasons why the tantalizing Lyrids are worth watching. The radiant is in the constellation Lyra, which rises in the northeast at about 10 p.m. Fortunately the thin waning crescent moon won’t obtrude on this year’s Lyrid shower. The Lyrids typically produce the most meteors in the wee hours before dawn. The best viewing night should be between midnight and dawn on Wednesday, April 22. But a day or two before and after the peak date may offer a decent sprinkling of meteors too.

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