April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower

by ELLIS KNOX

April’s Lyrid meteor shower, when, where and how to see it.

One of my passions is astronomy. Looking at a starry sky is a great pastime. If you’re interested in science or at least generally interested, soon or later, astronomy will usually peak your interest, at least in passing. I learned most of the constellations in Boy Scouts.

Scouting taught me how to find the direction of North, or how to find north if Ursa Major or the “Big Dipper” was not visible. To find the North Star, the two edge stars opposite the handle of the dipper are the pointer stars. By drawing a mental line straight through the two pointer stars for about five times the distance between the pointer stars, one will find the North Star.

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