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(meteorobs) Re: Lyrid observations question
Kim and All,
I would suggest that you wait until later in the morning when the
radiant is higher in the sky and the moon lower. Being a couple of hours
further from the time of maximum activity will not matter.
Clear Skies!
Bob Lunsford
Kim Youmans wrote:
>
> My planetarium software shows that the Lyrid radiant will have
> already risen by 11:30 pm tonight. It will still be somewhat low on the
> horizon, but 11:30 pm is closer to the peak time than, say 3:00 or
> 4:00am. I was wondering which hours might be best to wade through the
> moonlight and hope for meteors to appear, given that I don't really want
> to pull an all-nighter -- from what I can tell, it doesn't seem to
> matter much...
> Kim Youmans
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