Source - Space Weather News for April 21, 2012: http://spaceweather.com
LYRID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend
on the night of April 21-22 when Earth passes through a stream of debris
from ancient Comet Thatcher. Usually the shower is mild (10-20 meteors
per hour) but unmapped filaments of dust in the comet's tail sometimes
trigger outbursts ten times stronger. This year's peak coincides with a
new Moon, so lunar interference will not be a problem.
The promise of a
good display has prompted NASA to plan an unusual 3D meteor photography
experiment combining observations from the ground, a research balloon,
and the International Space Station. More information, observing tips,
and live audio from a meteor radar are available on today's edition of http://SpaceWeather.com
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