The Lyrids

Look out for Lyrid impacts
The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak Saturday morning in a moonless sky - great circumstances for watching the shower’s faint, fleeting meteor trails. The waning crescent Moon stays below the horizon until about 3 a.m. for observers at mid-northern latitudes. This gives skywatchers several hours of dark sky late Friday and early Saturday in which to enjoy the show.

This year, though, moonrise brings an opportunity to witness something unusual. Those with a modest telescope - and a lot of patience - may witness point flashes from Lyrid meteoroids striking the lunar surface. Read more at Astronomy.com.

If all Chinese jumped at once, would cataclysm result?

Find the answer to this an many other crucial questions at -

Gullibility Test

See if you can discern between a hoax and the truth by taking the four tests at the Museum of Hoaxes.

Baby Name Trivia

How popular is your name. Check out this Social Security statistics page devoted to baby names. Pretty cool information.

You really ought to check out the Utah Baby Namer, while you’re at it. Be sure to click on The Cream of the Crop!

At Utah Baby Namer I discovered this Olympic pin which seemed rather amusing. Wonder what it’s worth these days. Almost as funny as the Green Jell-o pin. Almost invested in one of those, but it had already risen in value to almost $200.00 so I chickened out.

Test Your Geography Skills!

Try this little US Geography Test. I got 74% in 417 Seconds. I had 37 perfect placements with an average error of 28 miles.

I’d love to hear your scores.

Be honest….

Did You Ever Wonder How Something Was Made?

I was reading the other day about a pencil maker. I wondered how pencils were actually made and found out on How Products Are Made. I could spend a week looking at this stuff.

Here’s just one example to whet you’re appetite. I never imagined this method, yet it makes so much sense now that I’ve seen it.

How about M&M’s?

The April Sky

You’ll find lots of views of Galaxies in the April Sky. Get a last look at Orion before he becomes a daytime object, invisible until Fall. Learn about Leo the great springtime constellation.

The Leo Triplet of Galaxies can be easily seen on the flank of Leo.