2010 Meteor Shower

Tonight there is supossed to be a visible meteor shower. The prime time slot to get a glimpse is tonight from midnight until about 2:00 a.m. The meteors from this shower are some of the oldest in history. They date back to almost 27 centuries ago. It is known as the Lyrid Meteor Shower and is the first one since the beginning of this year. A single person should be able to see about 10 to 20 meteors per hour.

The annual Lyrid shower . . . has always been my favorite, says NASA meteor
expert Peter Jenniskens.

So if you are up around 2:00 a.m. tonight, walk outside and see how many shooting stars you can count. I'm sure that i will be up studying at that hour, so it should be a pleasent study break.