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April Meteor Shower

Posted: 14 Apr 2007, 17:06
by Falker
Lyrids
April Meteor Shower


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The swift and bright Lyrid meteors disintegrate after hitting our atmosphere at a moderate speed of 29.8 miles per second. They often produce luminous trains of dust that can be observed for several seconds.




Apr 16 through April 25 Mostly accruing on Apr 21 and 22
18 04 +34 49 2.1 18 LYR