2015 Lyrids meteor shower

2015 Lyrids meteor shower

April 22-23, 2015 Lyrids meteor shower

The Lyrids are will peak on April 22, 2015. A waxing crescent Moon will create good viewing conditions. Those in Europe are best located to view the meteor shower. The best time to watch it is after midnight on April 22.

The Lyrids meteor shower are usually active between April 16 and April 25 every year. It tends to peak around April 22 or April 23.

Considered to be the oldest known meteor shower, the Lyrids are named after constellation Lyra. The radiant point of the shower - the point in the sky where the meteors seem to emerge from - lies near the star Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky during this time of the year.

The Lyrids are associated with comet Thatcher, which takes about 415 years to orbit around the Sun.

Where to view the Lyrids

While observers in the Northern Hemisphere are best located to view the Lyrids, those in mid Southern Hemisphere latitudes can also see the shower between midnight and dawn.

It is not necessary to look in a particular direction to enjoy a meteor shower – just lay down on the ground and look directly above and you are bound to see some meteors. However, astronomers suggest lying down on the ground looking towards the East and look at the sky above you to view the Lyrids. Don't forget to bring Solar Lamp for enjoy Lyrids.

When to view the Lyrids

The best time to view the Lyrids is after nightfall and before dawn.

Location in the sky

The Lyrids meteor shower is not visible at this time of year. The best date is around 22 Apr 2015, table below is for that date:

Lyrids meteor shower for Bangkok (Night between 21 Apr and 22 Apr)
Time	Azimuth/Direction	Altitude
Tue 22:00	57°	1.9°
Tue 23:00	60°	14.1°
Wed 00:00	61°	26.8°
Wed 01:00	60°	39.5°
Wed 02:00	55°	51.9°
Wed 03:00	44°	63.1°
Wed 04:00	17°	70.8°
Wed 05:00	338°	70.2°

Note: times are for 22 Apr 2015.

How to view the Lyrids

There isn’t a lot of skill involved in watching a meteor shower. Here are some tips on how to maximize your time looking for the Lyrids:

    Get out of the city to a place where city and artificial lights do not impede your viewing

    If you are out viewing the shower during its peak, you will not need any special equipment. You should be able to see the shower with your naked eyes.

    Carry a blanket or a comfortable chair with you - viewing meteors, just like any other kind of star gazing is a waiting game, and you need to be comfortable. Plus, you may not want to leave until you can’t see the majestic celestial fireworks anymore.

    Check the weather and moonrise and moonset timings for your location before you leave, and plan your viewing around it.
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Inner Peace Time @ your home

Inner Peace Time at your home

“Inner Peace Time” a.k.a meditation is the core of the Peace Revolution. If you would like to start revolutionizing yourself, we would like to challenge you to practice at least 30 minutes of “Inner Peace Time” per day. Many of you who have never meditated before will wonder what you are doing, why you are doing it, and/or what is the value of meditating. Please be open-minded and trust yourself! There is no right or wrong answer on this scale and meditation is, as they say, a win-win situation.

On the physical level, Inner Peace Time is for all times of the day. When we are talking, eating, writing, driving, showering, shaving, and whatever else, we can also be meditating. It is meant for us to sustain and develop ourselves to reach those true feelings of peace and make them self-sustaining, on-going. When we meditate, we recharge the mind and body so that we have more energy to do good things for ourselves and for others.

Inner Peace Time will increase our physical health by reducing blood pressure, stress, lowering our heart-rate, increasing the brightness of our complexion, and making us a naturally calm and stable person. It opens our mind up to new possibilities, and thus more wisdom. Meditation keeps our mind crystal clear, and allows us to be a leader. We can see the whole picture of everything around us, and thus we can make the best decisions. People will then be inspired by the clarity of our minds. The art and habit of meditation is the only thing that will allow us to do this. That is why it is the basis of all real knowledge.

You neither need to change your belief nor your lifestyle in order to meditate. Anyone regardless of race, nationality and belief can always enjoy the benefits of meditation because it's so simple even a little kid can do it. At Peace Revolution, we choose "Dhammakaya Meditation", which is the simplest form of meditation. In brief, what we do when we meditate is to comfortably gather our mind inside of our body, at the center, which is in the middle of our abdomen or stomach, and keep it there for longer periods of time. We achieve happiness and inner peace through the birth of inner feelings of goodness, purity, softness, delicateness, refinement, and freshness. This is the result of a mind that has come to a full stop; by bringing everything to a point of stillness inside our body in the middle of our abdomen, the center of the body. We deliberately choose to do just this over everything else and that is how we succeed. This is the great benefit of meditation on the spiritual level.

Meditation produces positive, wholesome, and purifying energy. It makes us want to do good things with body, speech, and mind. That is why we spread loving-kindness at the end of the meditation session; when our minds are still. It produces the highest effect at that point. We start by gathering and recollecting this good energy in our center in the form of a sphere. The sphere is bright and clear like diamond. Start with any size that you feel comfortable with: bubble, basketball, tennis ball, ping pong ball, etc. When the mind is still, then the sphere will be able to enlarge so that we can cover and encompass things with this pure energy and bring them into our center. This way we help to create peace on all levels in our environment and world.

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