Gemini Twins




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The star Aldebaran plays hide and seen again with the 17% lit moon on April 10. The star will reappear from the occultation on the western limb at about 7:42 p.m. eastern but start watching a few minutes earlier as the reappearance will be quick. This is also a great photo opportunity. The annual Lyrid meteor shower occurs from Apr 19 to 25 and peaks on the night the 22nd into the morning of the 23rd. This is not a very strong shower with only 20 meteors seen per hour (ZHR=20) and they will strike the atmosphere at 48 km/sec. However, the full Flower Moon occurs the night before on the 21st so this should wash out many meteors from view. The new moon occurs on April 6th.


Until next month, clear skies everyone.


Gary Boyle

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Saturday, April 2, 2016
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