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April’s full moon, or the pink moon, will shine bright right around the peak of the Lyrids meteor shower. Here’s how to view the two celestial events. ... July 29-30 • Alpha Capricornids ...
The Lyrid meteor shower comes from bits of the comet Thatcher, which was discovered in 1861 by New York City resident Alfred Thatcher. ... July's Southern delta Aquariids and August's Perseids. ...
The Lyrid meteor shower is one of the oldest known meteor showers, according to NASA.. The Lyrids have been observed for about 2,700 years. The first recorded sighting of a Lyrid meteor shower was ...
This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Meteor Showers and Their Parent ...
Radiant point of the April Lyrid meteor shower, active each year around April 22. The April Lyrids are a meteor shower lasting from about April 15 to April 29 each year. The radiant of the meteor shower is located near the constellations Lyra and Hercules, near the bright star Vega. The peak of the shower is typically around April 22–23 each ...
Boise is set for a double astronomical event next week when the Pink Moon arrives just a day after the Lyrid meteor shower peaks above the United ... July 21 - Buck Moon. Aug. 19 - Sturgeon Moon.
The Lyrid meteor shower was first observed about 2,700 years ago in China. Here’s how you can see it above eastern Washington skies.
17 July 1915: Earth MOID: 0.3339 AU: Jupiter MOID: 0.9970 AU: ... In addition, it is thought that this comet was the parent body of the June Lyrids meteor shower, ...