Meteor Shower and Rare False Dusk Over Oregon / Washington Coast? Yes, Please
Published 03/31/21 at 4:55 AM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Astoria, Oregon) – It s an action-packed nighttime sky this month for the Oregon coast and Washington coastline. You ll soon be able to see the Lyrid meteor shower in the beachy skies and there s a chance you can see the wowing but subtle rarity called the Zodiacal Light – or False Dusk.
(Photo above courtesy NASA)
EarthSky.org has said the Lyrids may start showing up in small doses as early as this week. Normally, however, it s active between April 16 to 25, and in the northern hemisphere it s going to reach its peak just before dawn on April 22.
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