The Lyrids Meteor Shower is a welcome relief to the lull since January of a meteor shower, and follows the blood moon that took place on April Although the peak rate of 15 to 20 meteors per hour is relatively small, the meteors should be easily visible. The image indicates the general region of the sky from which the Lyrid meteors appear to emanate red dot. This point, called the radiant, is really an optical illusion — the meteors are moving along parallel paths, but appear to come from a single point, just as a stretch of parallel railroad tracks will appear to meet at a point on the horizon. Lyrid meteors appear to stream from the bright star Vega in the constellation Lyra.
How and where to photograph the meteor showers in Australian sky
Perseid meteor shower to dazzle skywatchers as it climbs towards peak | Metro News
Three meteor showers will light up the sky across eastern Australia this weekend , giving stargazers an opportunity to photograph the fireballs as they blaze across the sky. But capturing a meteorite shower is not as easy as just taking out your iPhone and pressing the button. Visibility is expected to be the best on Saturday night, as the new moon will be dark. The Astronomical Society of Victoria meteorite expert, Kon Stoitsis, said the best place to see the shower was outside of cities. The other two have more but they are fainter, making them harder to see if you are in a city. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning.
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The Perseid meteor shower is almost here, meaning that it's nearly time to head outside and lift your eyes toward the heavens, where you can gaze upon hundreds of shooting stars lighting up the night sky. The meteor shower is expected to peak this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday Aug. And it doesn't take a rocket scientist to get a good view, or even to wish upon a shooting star or several dozen of them. You don't want a telescope. You just use your eyes.
The Perseids are one of the best opportunities for skywatchers to see meteors. Philip Asher took this picture from the Brecon Beacons in Wales. The meteor shower can be seen all over the world.
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