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  1. Last night at 1am, clear sky and the "peak" of the #Lyrids of which I saw exactly 1 in two hours. Did some star trails again hoping to capture meteors as well, but only got satellites.

    May as well become a satellite spotter for all that I can change anything.

    #Astronomy

  2. How to Observe the Lyrids Meteor Shower This April

    📰 Original title: How to Watch the 2026 Lyrids Meteor Shower at Its Peak

    🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
    👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

    View full AI summary: killbait.com/en/how-to-observe

    #astronomy #lyrids #meteorshower

  3. Outside for two hours after midnight, clear skies, as the #Lyrids approach the peak. Saw a single #meteor... and it wasn't a Lyrid.

    Still, it was a chance to experiment with the new-ish star trails feature in the Dwarf3 app.

  4. The Lyrids are one of the oldest recorded meteor showers, with reported sightings dating back over 2,500 years. And they’re making their annual display next week. @Independent tells us how to witness the spectacle:

    flip.it/j15LbA

    #Science #Space #Lyrids #Stars

  5. Space Weather

    A G2 geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for 17 & 18 April.

    Earth will be coming under the influence of the fast solar wind from this large coronal hole, which is now facing towards us.

    Strong aurora may combine with meteors from the annual Lyrids meteor shower, which peaks on 22 April, making for some stunning photo opportunities!

    #spaceweather
    #lyrids
    #g7izu

  6. Space Weather

    Lyrids meteor shower peaks on Tuesday

    Observations of the Lyrids date back around 2,700 years meaning it is one of the oldest-known meteor showers.

    The fireballs are created by debris from Comet Thatcher, which takes more than 400 years to orbit the Sun and was discovered in 1861 by A. E. Thatcher.

    They are named after the constellation Lyra and the radiant position, which is where the meteors appear to emanate from, is south-west of the star Vega.

    Read more:
    bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/ce8

    #lyrids
    #spaceweather

  7. Stargazing level up. The Lyrids meteor shower peaks Apr 21-22. No gear needed, just find dark skies away from city lights. Let eyes adapt (30 mins). Pro tip: use apps like Stellarium to track the radiant. Catch ~15-20 meteors/hr. #Lyrids #Stargazing #Space

  8. The Lyrids meteor shower. Watch along the horizon, moving across from left to right. At 30 seconds, something incredible happens in the top right of the frame.

    I'm not sure what exactly it is, but I know it's special.

    #NightSky #Timelapse #Milkyway #Astrophotography #Meteors #Lyrids

  9. It was very cool to be able to see the Northern Lights over Wisconsin last Sunday/Monday. At one point they were covering 3/4 of the sky. And then I remembered I had a camera in the house, here's a couple of the better shots. I was loving the glow through the trees, all mystical forest like, and even caught a few of the Lyrids.
    #aurora #northernlights #Lyrids #astrophotography

  10. I realised this morning that the #Lyrids meteor shower (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrids) was peaking around the time we saw the fireball on Saturday - and this meteor shower has a history of producing fireballs. However, the trajectory was not consistent with the shower radiant…

    #fireball #bolidi #tulipallo

  11. Caught a meteor at Wide Hollow last night, and then the meteor exploded into an orange ribbon of gas in the sky. Never seen that happen before.

    #Escalante #Lyrids #Meteor #Astrophotography #Utah #Stars #SilentSunday #Sunday

  12. Looking for something to watch on Earth Day? How about a meteor shower?

    Weekend stargazers will be treated to the annual Lyrids on the night of Saturday, April 22, into the early morning of Sunday.

    accuweather.com/en/space-news/

    #Space #Lyrids #Meteor #Astronomy #EarthDay

  13. Just over a week till the peak of the #Lyrids meteor shower which this years is on the night of 22nd/23rd of April. This is the first major shower of spring, and moonlight won't be an issue with the crescent Moon just a few days old.
    popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/