(meteorobs) LYRIDS!

[Pierre Martin]

Hello all,

I was out this past morning (April 22/23) to enjoy some clear dark  
skies.  I was also surprised by the Lyrids being pleasantly active,  
with a few on the bright side.  Also had good numbers of sporadics.

Will send full report tomorrow...

Pierre Martin
Ottawa, Ontario



On 23-Apr-07, at 11:22 AM, meteors at eclipse.net wrote:

> It was very clear and comfortable this morning, with about 2 hours  
> of high
> Lyrid rates. Many negative magnitude with trains. Also a sporadic
> fireball, and possible even an ETA; I'll know when I check the plot.
>
> I observed from 0023-0453 EDT (0423-0853 UT), or 6-10 hours after the
> scheduled peak time. After the slow previous nights, not what I  
> expected
> at all.
>
> Now I remember why I love this sport :)
>
> It will take quite a while to analyze the data, but I'm looking  
> forward to
> it!!
>
> Wayne Hally, High Bridge, NJ USA
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