Meteors

In other news, last night while on the rooftop of a club in Boulder, we witnessed a large meteor. Everyone on the rooftop was taken back. Boulder is located a the base of the flat-irons/mountains so we were able to see the meteor disappear into the blackness. It was extremely bright with a huge green glow - so much so that many of us thought it may have been a firework. We concluded that the trajectory was too far off to be a firework (there was no arch either), and came home to find out that this weekend marks the Lyrid Meteor Shower.

According to SkyTonight.com; "The Lyrid meteor shower comes to maximum during the predawn hours of the 23rd. The waxing 6-day-old crescent Moon will be a distraction until it sets soon after 2 a.m., when the Lyrid radiant (near the Hercules-Lyra border, a few degrees southwest of Vega) will be about halfway up the eastern sky. Although the meteor count should increase as the radiant rises, expect only modest activity. Even under a relatively dark sky, an attentive observer can expect a dozen or so Lyrids per hour." It was really quite amazing to see. It was similar to the photo above, but clearer with no background at all - just mountain darkness.