Space Weather News for April 20, 2003<br />http://spaceweather.com<br /><br /><br />METEOR SHOWER: Earth has entered a stream of dusty debris shed by periodic<br />comet Thatcher, which means the annual Lyrid meteor shower is underway.<br />The Lyrids are not intense. Sky watchers in the northern hemisphere can<br />expect to see about 15 meteors per hour on April 22nd and 23rd when the<br />shower peaks. The best time to watch will be during the hours before local<br />dawn. Wednesday morning, April 23rd, may be best because on that day you<br />can see not only some meteors, but also the Moon and Mars hanging low and<br />close together in the southeastern sky.<br /><br /><br />ISS TRANSIT MOVIE: While you're visiting spaceweather.com, check out a<br />remarkable movie of the International Space Station gliding in front of<br />the Moon. A sky watcher recorded the transit from his backyard in South<br />Bend, Indiana.