Posted on Apr 22, 2019
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It's time to put the phone away and head outside for some IRL fun.
The Lyrid meteor shower is coming to a sky near you both Sunday and Monday nights, though a bright moon may interfere with your sky watching.
The Lyrids appear each year from about April 16 to 25, according to Earthsky.org.
"In 2019, the peak of this shower – which tends to come in a burst and usually lasts for less than a day – is expected to fall on the morning of Tuesday April 23, under the light of a bright waning gibbous moon," Earthsky's Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd said.
NASA's Bill Cooke told Space.com that the peak will be a day earlier: late Easter night and into early Monday. So you hard-core meteor fans might want to keep an eye to the sky both Sunday night/Monday morning and Monday night/Tuesday morning.
Bright light from the moon, or from city lights, can wash out views of the dark night sky.
The Lyrids have been observed for more than 2,700 years, NASA said, making them one of the oldest known showers.
The first recorded sighting of a Lyrid meteor shower goes back to 687 B.C. in China. Observers there said the Lyrids were "falling like rain."
The Lyrid meteor shower is coming to a sky near you both Sunday and Monday nights, though a bright moon may interfere with your sky watching.
The Lyrids appear each year from about April 16 to 25, according to Earthsky.org.
"In 2019, the peak of this shower – which tends to come in a burst and usually lasts for less than a day – is expected to fall on the morning of Tuesday April 23, under the light of a bright waning gibbous moon," Earthsky's Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd said.
NASA's Bill Cooke told Space.com that the peak will be a day earlier: late Easter night and into early Monday. So you hard-core meteor fans might want to keep an eye to the sky both Sunday night/Monday morning and Monday night/Tuesday morning.
Bright light from the moon, or from city lights, can wash out views of the dark night sky.
The Lyrids have been observed for more than 2,700 years, NASA said, making them one of the oldest known showers.
The first recorded sighting of a Lyrid meteor shower goes back to 687 B.C. in China. Observers there said the Lyrids were "falling like rain."
Get off the screen and look up! The Lyrid meteor shower is coming to a sky near you Sunday and...
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Thank you, my friend TSgt Joe C. for posting the information about the Lyrid meteor shower which is coming to a sky near you both Sunday and Monday nights.
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