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THE SHOWER OF LYRIDS.—These meteors may be expected to return on the night of April 21, and as the moon will be absent this year at the time of the maximum display, they should be well observed. The best hour at which to witness the event will probably be near midnight, for in the morning hours on April 22 the earth is likely to have passed through the denser part of the stream. The shower certainly lasts ten days, but it appears in its most active stage for a short period only. Of late years the meteors of this system have not been visible in striking abundance, and it is an unfortunate circumstance that its period of revolution is unknown. A brilliant exhibition of the meteors may occur in any year, and quite unexpectedly as in 1803 and 1851.
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Our Astronomical Column. Nature 109, 528 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109528a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/109528a0