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Looking for Lyrids

  • April 21, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Waking up before dawn tomorrow? Look for the Lyrid meteor shower, which has been observed for over 2,600 years. The Lyrids seem to come from the constellation Lyra but, like most meteor showers, they’re really particles shed by a comet, in this case Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.

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