First Lyrid?

[Tantalus]

Was taking a look at Saturn, looked away for a second or two and saw a yellowish fast-moving meteor streak from just below Arcturus to below Denebola. Can I claim the first Lyrid of the season...?

[LukeSkywatcher]

Sorry but without a photo of it.....it didnt happen.

[Tantalus]

Oh, I see..

[Llamanaut]

can i then back up your claim cos i think i saw one too, im in dorset and i saw it at 2204

[Talitha]

I saw two of them last night, the first was at 10:30 and the other one was at about 11:00. No idea if i missed any while looking down into the eyepiece, though. Oh, and four satellites went cruising through the fov up in UMa.. love it when that happens!

[Tantalus]

[removed word]! Mine was at around 11:40 - so I wasn't the first then

Was still nice to see though...

[kev 102 42]

I saw a cracker last night at SGL5 it was bright green with a orange tail .............Kev

[Talitha]

[removed word]! Mine was at around 11:40 - so I wasn't the first then

Was still nice to see though...

You were first... i'm in Wisconsin, 6 hours behind you.

[cap603]

During the period 10:45 PM - 11:05 PM EDT I saw four meteors just above the constellation Hercules. They were merely faint flashes. This is the first clear night in Western Pennsylvania since the Lyrid shower began.