In the beginning of every year there is little meteor shower activity before April, except for the Quadrantids in January. In April, three meteor showers start and the Lyrids Meteor Shower peaks. The Pi-Puppids will not be as active as the Lyrids and the eta-Aquariids will not peak until May. I hope you’re as excited [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lyrids’
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 [...]
Next Meteor Shower – April 2009
The Next Meteor Shower of 2009 is the Lyrids. MeteorBlog will be covering three meteor showers for April: Lyrids Meteor Shower Start Date: April 16 Peak Date: April 22 End Date: April 25 π-Puppids Meteor Shower Start Date: April 15 Peak Date: April 23 End Date: April 28 η-Aquarids Meteor Shower Start Date: April 19 [...]
