Lovely Lyrids for 2023 | April 17 - April 23
Season 46 Episode 16 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ308 April 17-23, 2023 “Lovely Lyrids for 2023”
Star Gazers STGZ308 April 17-23, 2023 “Lovely Lyrids for 2023”
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Lovely Lyrids for 2023 | April 17 - April 23
Season 46 Episode 16 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ308 April 17-23, 2023 “Lovely Lyrids for 2023”
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HI, TRACE HERE MY FELLOW STAR GAZERS THIS WEEK IS THE LYRID METEOR SHOWER!
THE MOON SETS EARLY SO IT SHOULD BE A GOOD SHOW THIS YEAR LEMME SHOW YOU HOW TO SEE IT: HIT THE DARKNESS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LOOK EAST FOR A VERY BRIGHT STAR, THAT'’’S VEGA IN LYRA THE HARP THAT'’’S WHERE THE SHOWER GETS ITS NAME LYRA, LYRIDS!
BRING CHAIRS AND/OR BLANKETS, WARM DRINKS, AND A SNACK.
IT'’’LL TAKE 20-30 MINUTES FOR YOUR NIGHT VISION TO MAX OUT, SO AVOID SCREENS WHILE YOU LOOK FOR METEORS BURNING UP IN OUR ATMOSPHERE.
THE SHOWER PEAKS ON APRIL 23, BUT YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE METEORS ALL WEEK!
ASTRONOMICALLY, THE LYRIDS CAN DROP 20 METEORS PER HOUR AT THEIR PEAK.
THAT SAID, THERE ARE SOMETIMES "LYRID FIREBALLS" WHICH CAN CAST SHADOWS AND LEAVE BEHIND SMOKE TRAILS THAT LINGER FOR MINUTES!
RELAX ENJOY THE SHOW AND KEEP LOOKIN'’’ UP!
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