Space Weather News for April 20, 2003
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METEOR SHOWER: Earth has entered a stream of dusty debris shed by periodic comet Thatcher, which means the annual Lyrid meteor shower is underway. The Lyrids are not intense. Sky watchers in the northern hemisphere can expect to see about 15 meteors per hour on April 22nd and 23rd when the shower peaks. The best time to watch will be during the hours before local dawn. Wednesday morning, April 23rd, may be best because on that day you can see not only some meteors, but also the Moon and Mars hanging low and close together in the southeastern sky.
ISS TRANSIT MOVIE: While you're visiting spaceweather.com, check out a remarkable movie of the International Space Station gliding in front of the Moon. A sky watcher recorded the transit from his backyard in South Bend, Indiana.
