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- noun Plural form of
Lyrid .
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They also report that the Lyrids are particularly known for rare outbursts that spontaneously surge to upwards of 100 meteors per hour.
Meteor Shower Tonight: 2011 Lyrids To Peak April 22, 23 (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The 2011 Lyrids meteor shower will be in full effect from late tonight, April 22, into the early morning.
Meteor Shower Tonight: 2011 Lyrids To Peak April 22, 23 (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Anyone who enjoys watching the sky for "shooting stars" will have an opportunity to observe an old and reliable meteor display over the next several days: the April Lyrids.
The Lyrid Meteor Shower Mish 2010
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Anyone who enjoys watching the sky for "shooting stars" will have an opportunity to observe an old and reliable meteor display over the next several days: the April Lyrids.
Archive 2010-04-01 Mish 2010
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Faithful meteor shower The Lyrids are an annual display of fairly fast meteors that may be seen any night from April 16 to 25: they are above one-half of their maximum in numbers for about a day or two centered on the date of their peak activity.
The Lyrid Meteor Shower Mish 2010
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Faithful meteor shower The Lyrids are an annual display of fairly fast meteors that may be seen any night from April 16 to 25: they are above one-half of their maximum in numbers for about a day or two centered on the date of their peak activity.
Archive 2010-04-01 Mish 2010
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After the gibbous moon sets at about 2:30 a.m. local daylight time that morning, observers near latitude 40 degrees north will still have about 90 minutes of dark sky to watch for the Lyrids before dawn interferes.
Archive 2010-04-01 Mish 2010
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After the gibbous moon sets at about 2:30 a.m. local daylight time that morning, observers near latitude 40 degrees north will still have about 90 minutes of dark sky to watch for the Lyrids before dawn interferes.
The Lyrid Meteor Shower Mish 2010
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Darkness, except in the eastern sky, where those pinpricks of lights were the meteors of the June Lyrids.
The Bloomsday Dead Adrian McKinty 2007
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Weiss, of Vienna, identified the meteor shower of April 20th (Lyrids) with comet 1861.
History of Astronomy George Forbes 1892
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