(meteorobs) LYRIDS 2003

Here in the midwest in KC metro looks like a stormy week ahead, I will

be lucky to get a night clear thru the coming work week. (2004)

The LYRIDS are a great shower to observe. I should be able to post

my two reports from last year (2003) on the 4/21 and 22 am's this

weekend to the list.

Observing before the moon rose to shortly thereafter both nights around

midnight, I was treated to a GOOD show, with many bright and long-

pathed Lyrids. I personally like them because they emulate the Perseids

of August, rising in the NE in a similar time-frame fashion.

An hour or two of observing after midnight will likely treat the observer

to several magnificent Lyrids, I am at roughly 38.5 N latitude, and like

to observe about 65-70 degrees up due E during the low radiant times,

swinging around to due N in the last 3 hr.s or so before dawn. I noted

many long Lyrids high in the SE and SSE last year around 12-130 local time.

Hello Norman and Bob, much to see this coming meteor year as I look over

the moon phases. :-)

Bert Matous

Overland Park KS

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