Date for your diary - April 22, 2014 before dawn, the Lyrids The Lyrid meteor shower – April’s shooting stars – lasts from about April 16 to 25. Lyrid meteors tend to be bright and often leave trails. About 10-20 meteors per hour can be expected at their peak. Plus, the Lyrids are known for uncommon surges that can sometimes bring the rate up to 100 per hour. Those rare outbursts are not easy to predict, but they’re one of the reasons the tantalising Lyrids are worth checking out around their peak morning. The radiant for this shower is near the bright star Vega in the constellation Lyra (chart here), which rises in the northeast at about 10 p.m. on April evenings. In 2014, the peak morning is April 22, but you might also see meteors before and after that date. There’s a last quarter moon in the sky during the Lyrid peak, which may somewhat subdue the number of Lyrid meteors in 2014. (Source EarthSky) These are some images that I took last year, but of the Perseid meteor shower, which takes place in August - another fantastic show. In one of the images, you can see the ISS flying past over the old stone barn. © Andy Keen aurorabasecamp
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:40:55 +0000
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