Celestial event, shooting stars & maybe moths too.

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artcons Fort Lauderdale, FL(Zone 10b) Apr 20, 2005

Get up early Friday April 22nd and check out the shooting stars and possibly some moths too. A great excuse to possibly see some of those elusive moths we know are there. Place a not too bright light that won't affect your vision of the Eastern sky and perhaps you will see moths along with a few shooting stars. Look east from mid northern latitudes.
LYRID METEORS: The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks this Friday morning, April 22nd, when Earth glides through a stream of debris trailing Comet Thatcher. Go outside two hours before dawn and watch the sky near the bright star Vega. You might see a dozen or more shooting stars before sunrise.
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smiln32 Oklahoma City, OK(Zone 7a) Apr 20, 2005

Oh, how wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this.

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Apr 20, 2005

Thanks for the reminder! It's warmer for the Lyrids that the Leonids...and I alwas huddle and shiver through those!

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artcons Fort Lauderdale, FL(Zone 10b) Apr 22, 2005

Got up this am at 4:15 my normal time. After starting the coffee I went out from about 4:30 to 4:45 and saw two meteors. However they came in from West to East, not as advertised.
Didn't see any moths during the time, about 15 minutes even though I had my "moth" light on.
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