Board logo

Lyrid Meteor Shower
907 - 22/4/11 at 07:00 PM

For those of you that like to gaze at heavenly bodies tonight is the night for meteors.

The Lyrids appear to radiate from the constellation Lyra which will rise in the NE around 23.00
and by 02.00 will be in the east at around 45deg.
By 05.00 Lyra will be almost overhead.


The following link gives a "What's in the sky this month" which you may like to put in your favourites.

http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/

Shooting stars
Shooting stars

Cheers,
Paul G

[Edited on 23/4/11 by 907]

Ninehigh - 22/4/11 at 07:08 PM

That would explain why it started raining here...

mistergrumpy - 22/4/11 at 07:14 PM

Rain and cloud here too. Was just washing the car as well

907 - 22/4/11 at 07:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
That would explain why it started raining here...




Not a cloud in the sky here. A bit misty on the horizon.


We haven't had rain since I cleaned out my fish tank.

Cheers
Paul G

norfolkluego - 22/4/11 at 07:21 PM

Cracking evening here. almost 8.30 and still warm

motorcycle_mayhem - 22/4/11 at 07:59 PM

Cornwall... wet, grey, dead, enough said.