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Look for the Lyrids this week
BY ASTRONOMY NOW
Posted: 20 April, 2009
The spring drought of meteor showers is over with the return of the Lyrids, peaking over the next few days. Shooting out of their radiant near Vega and out towards the southern horizon, their often bright, lingering trails are worth looking out for, as Greg Smye-Rumsby shows.
