Astronomers Without Borders (AWB)
Sponsors GAM- GAM Global Astronomy Month 2013
The Lyrid Meteor shower peaks on the evening and early morning hours of 22APR2013. If you have good weather and are patient you may see as many as 20-30 meteors per hour or more. Get away from city lights, pull out your lawn chair or lay down on the ground and watch the show! Make it a family or friends event!
The meteors will be coming from the direction of Lyra (see the map below); if you don"t know where Lyra is just look up and see where the meteor light show is originating from. Bring along warm clothes or a sleeping bag to keep yourself warm. The best time for watching will be 11'00 pm until about 5'30 am (just prior to Sun up). The peak viewing time will be from 2'00 am - 4'30 am.'
LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo
Dirk Ross
- Astronomers Without Borders Tokyo, Japan / Japan Night Sky Watch
This is what you might see 22/23 April 2013. Composite of Lyrid Meteors -2 or brighter from El Paso, TX-Sandia Sentinel Meteor Fireball Camera- 22-23APR2011 N is up, E is left - Click image to enlarge Copyright 2011 Jim Gamble, El Paso All Sky |
"Click on Image to Enlarge." |
You are not to late to join GAM 2013
1 to 22 April | International Earth and Sky Photo Contest |
1 to 30 April | 30 Nights of Star Peace - Program for astronomy clubs! |
1 to 30 April | Astropoetry Contest for GAM2013 |
3 to 29 April | Moon Watch - Click the tab at the top for all observing dates |
5 to 28 April | AstroArt - Click the tab at the top for all event dates |
5 to 11 April | International Dark Sky Week |
20 April | Global Star Party |
20 April | Stars for All (online observing event) |
20 to 22 April | Lyrid Meteor Watch |
27 April | Saturn Watch |
27 April | Around the Ringed Planet (online observing event) |
28 April | Cosmic Concert (online live event) |
29 April to 8 May | GLOBE at Night |
30 April | Cosmic Depths (online observing event) |
http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/global-astronomy-month-2013.html
If youi wish to join the Astronomers Without Borders -AWB or support the AWB anywhere in the world please contact me for details; thank you!
Dirk Ross...Japan Night Sky Watch - AWB
LunarMeteoriteHunter <lunarmeteoritehunter@gmail.com>
2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!