Meteors from the η-Aquarids (Eta-Aquarids) meteor shower have already started shooting across the sky. This meteor shower, like others, is named after it’s apparent radiant, the constellation Aquarius or “The Great One” according to Babylonian Mythos is host to our next meteor shower. The η-Aquarids is traditionally best viewed by those living in the southern [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2009’
Next Meteor Shower May Come Soon
The Next Meteor Shower of 2009 is the π-Puppids, but the next shower of interest is the η-Aquarids Meteor Shower. MeteorBlog will be covering the η-Aquarids in detail so bookmark the site and check back with us May 1st or sooner. π-Puppids Meteor Shower Start Date: April 15 Peak Date: April 23 End Date: April [...]
Meteor Shower & Earth Day Make Music Together Via Lyra
The Lyrids meteor shower starts April 16th and will be most active after midnight to dawn on Wednesday April 22, 2009. No matter where you are globally, the majority of Lyrids meteors are likely to soar across the sky in the dark hour before dawn. To view the shower, locate a place devoid of artificial [...]
April Showers Bring More Meteor Showers
Besides the spectacular Quadrantids Meteor Shower that occurred in the first week of 2009, meteor shower activity for the first three months of the year is usually uneventful. April kicks off the second quarter of the year and also the start of better meteor shower viewing activity. The Lyrids meteor shower is the oldest documented [...]
