[AZ-Observing] Lyrid meteor shower

While you're setting up the scope to view the Venus-Moon occultation Wednesday 
morning, be careful you don't get hit by a Lyrid meterorite!
from SpaceWeatherNews:
MORNING METEORS:  Earth is entering a stream of debris from Comet Thatcher, the 
source of the annual Lyrid meteor shower.  Forecasters expect the shower to 
peak on Wednesday, April 22nd, with a display of 10 to 20 meteors per hour over 
the northern hemisphere.  Occasionally, Earth passes through a dense region of 
the comet's tail and rates surge five- to ten-fold.  In 1982, for instance, 
observers were surprised by an outburst of 90 Lyrids per hour. Because 
Thatcher's tail has never been mapped in detail, the outbursts are 
unpredictable and could happen again at any time.  The best time to look, no 
matter where you live, is during the dark hours before dawn on Wednesday 
morning April 22nd.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for full coverage.

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