This is a real thing coming up this weekend. I know it's a wall of text, but it's all good info. Sorry Aussies, et al, but this isn't visible from most of the southern hemisphere. [link] Info on 2012 Lyrids from EarthSky.org [link] Info on 2012 Lyrids from SpaceWeather.com [link] Calculations of Vega's position at various times during the night using Wolfram-Alpha [link] Measuring the sky from OneMinuteAstronomer [link] Panel 5 Graphic of constellation Lyra by Kvap on Wikipedia under Public Domain. [link] Luna's voice: Olde English by Dieter Steffmann at dafont.comMLP © HasbroToo bad we don't have weatherponies to help keep the skies clear. I can only wish you luck with that. Ah, who am I kidding?Yay, this is my first feature on Equestria Daily! [link]