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The Lyrid meteor shower: contrary to popular belief, it ... - Examiner Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:27 PM PDT 1 comment Subscribe Subscribe The Lyrid meteor shower is not finished! While last night/this morning, the shower's traditional peak, was a cloud-out bust around Cleveland, tonight is looking to be as clear as a bell. The good news is that, while the shower's peak may have been obscured by the clouds last night, the meteors will continue streaking across the sky tonight and in the following nights. Besides meteors, once a year photo opportunities await. The Lyrid meteor shower is caused by the Earth racing through a trail of debris from Comet C/1861G1 Thatcher. As the Earth orbits the Sun, it passes through this trail of space junk every April, reaching the thickest stretch of debris on the morning of the 22nd. However, Lyrid meteors can be seen over a week before or after that date. The bright streaks of light are caused by small particles of debris hitting the Earth's atmosphere and burning up on entry. The shower gets its name because the meteors seem to radiate from the constellation of Lyra. The Lyrids are one of the oldest meteor showers, with first records of the shower dating to over 2500 years ago. The only thing that can ruin the show are clouds (like last night) and a bright Moon. The bad news is that the Moon is up, the good news is that the Moon will set around 3am, just as Lyra is getting high in the sky. Look in the Northeast to find the constellation of Lyra, which rises at about 9:30pm. More good news is that Lyra is easy to spot as it contains blazing blue Vega, the second brightest star in the spring sky. As the night progresses, Lyra will climb higher in the sky, making for a better chance to see meteors. Now for some photography. A digital SLR is a must. Having the camera compatible with a programmable remote makes shooting a meteor shower very easy. For a lens, the standard 18-xx kit lens will work fine, but an ultrawide starting in the 10/12mm range is even better. Focus the lens manually on a distant object first, then disable the autofocus. Next, set up the tripod, aim the camera at Lyra, set the camera to a low ISO, and take timed exposures to see how long the photograph can go without star trailing caused by the stars rising in the sky. If the sky appears too bright, stop down the lens to let less light through to the sensor and test accordingly. Once the settings are good, you're ready to go. Using a programmable remote will allow you to do something else while the camera takes pictures should you not want to be out all night. The only thing that will need to be done manually is to go out from time to time and re-center the camera on Lyra, as it will eventually move out of the field of view as it continues to rise in the sky. If you happen to own an equatorial telescope mount with a motor on the right ascension (polar) axis, attach the camera to this to keep Lyra centered in the field for a truly push the button and forget it photo shoot. Without a programmable remote, you will undoubtedly have to stay out and tend the camera to keep it shooting. Either way, hopefully, meteors will be captured on camera, making for some out of this world photos. For anyone in the Lorain County area, the Black River Astronomical Society will be hosting a public star party (clear sky only) on Friday from 8-10pm, the Lyrids will be the program theme as they should still be streaking through the sky even tomorrow night. The event will be held at the Lorain County Metroparks Equestrian Center on Nickel Plate Diagonal Rd. in Carlisle Township. The event is free and open to the public, so come on out! In addition, another free, all day event courtesy of the Black River Astronomical Society will be held from 9am to 11pm on Saturday in celebration of International Astronomy Day. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Lyrid Meteor Shower 2010: Details - Gaea Times (blog) Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT April 22nd, 2010 San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) The Lyrid Meteor Shower 2010 has started and today April 22 is going to be the peak date of that shower. The Lyrid Meteor Shower started from about April 16 and is expected to last till April 25th. But near the beginning and the end dates only a few meteors can be seen whereas today April 22 is going to be the best day to watch the meteor shower in this Lyrid Meteor Shower 2010. Though there is no guarantee that you'll see any particular number of meteor in an hour but on an average Lyrid Meteor Shower produces about 10 to 20 meteors per hour. There are normally more meteors between midnight and dawn. If you are a Stargazer, you can target the few hours before dawn because at that time, the moon will set before the dawn and you can enjoy a perfect environment to watch the meteor shower with minimal light pollution. The best place to watch the meteor shower is a dark place, far from the city lights. Look toward the bright blue star known as Vega to enjoy the best of the meteor shower. The Lyrid Meteor Shower is produced as the Earth passes through a trail of Comet Thatcher. The comet is named after A.E. Thatcher as he found the comet on April 4, 1861. Bright streaks of light are seen as the meteor particles burn up when entering the earth's atmosphere. Do not for get to share with us how many meteors you've seen today. We are waiting to hear your experience in the comments section. Filed under Science | Tags: Lyrid Meteor Shower 2010 | Comment Below Next step beyond: Obama calls for April conference in Fla. on future of human space flight March 7th, 2010 more images more imagesObama sets conference on future of space programWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to host a conference in Florida next month on his administration's approach to the next step in space exploration. The White House says Obama and top officials as well as leaders in space will discuss the future of U.S. Solar Eclipse 2010 Pictures, Video January 15th, 2010 more images more images NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The annular solar eclipse that took place on Jan 15, 2010, has earned the recognition of being the longest solar eclipse. The next time that a solar eclipse will be seen for such a long period of time will be in Dec 23, 3043. Automaker plans for electric vehicles January 10th, 2010 Automaker plans for electric vehiclesSome of the electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles that are planned for the U.S. market or already for sale. Taj Mahal sparkles after early morning showers December 15th, 2009 AGRA - Showers early Tuesday morning washed the dust off the Taj Mahal's white marble making it look sparkling white. "Over the months, dust and sand particles had been deposited over the monument, giving it a pale look especially in the afternoons. Rainfall in Delhi, but mercury above average December 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Did the dark skies and light rainfall make you wrap yourself with some extra woollies? The warm clothes were not required as the temperature despite the rain Tuesday morning remained well above average, the met department said. On Tuesday morning, Delhi recorded 2.2 mm of rainfall. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 - Spreadit.org Posted: 23 Apr 2010 03:01 AM PDT *Sponsored Links* Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 – Have you been able to catch the Lyrid meteor shower which is sometimes referred to as the Alpha Lyrids or the April Lyrids? Well this year, you will be able to see the meteorites come shooting across the sky. The small dust particles are bound to be wide spread across the land just as we have seen before from the popular Thatcher comet that left a really dusty trail as it came streaking across the sky. The comet known as Thatcher was discovered by Dr. A.E. Thatcher back in 1871 in the month of April. Dr. Carl Wilhelm Baeker also played a role in discovering the comet. *Sponsored Links* The comet is said to orbit the sun in about 415.5 Earth-years. The best time to catch a glimpse will be in the morning on April 22. You should also be able to see them in the mornings that come just before and just after the 22 as well.The event happens every year and it's definitely something you wouldn't want to miss. Astronomers are already reporting that there should be a huge number of meteors this year, close to twenty of them every single hour. This will be the height of the showers, likely on the morning of April 22. The meteor shower has been continuing for well over 2,500 years so it is fairly ancient and people have been enjoying the sights for quite some time. *Sponsored Links* Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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