The Lyrid Meteor Shower

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LouisianaSweetPea Mount Hermon, LA(Zone 8b) Apr 20, 2004

For any interested in astronomy, the Lyrid meteor shower will peak around midnight Wednesday and continue on until the early hours of Thursday.

Look to the northeast above the constellation Cygnus (the Norther Cross).

There should be about 10 to 20 meteors per hour.

Here's a link to more information (National Geographic):

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/04/0419_040419_lyridsmeteors.html

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Apr 20, 2004

Cool! The other big showers happen in the fall/winter months and it's cold. Glad to be able to watch these...hope it isn't raining.

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Tplant Pembroke Pines, FL(Zone 10a) Apr 21, 2004

Hey -- Thanks for the info Sweetpea. I'll be a watchin...

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motts1 south central, WI(Zone 5a) Apr 21, 2004

Drat-we are overcast, raining for the next several days- I have not seen or heard of this one-up here in WI.

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