Here are a couple of resources to help you identify where to look in the sky:
http://www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_16541_view-lyrid-meteor.html
Here are the upcoing meteor showers for the year:
2010 Meteor Showers (major ones):
www.theskyscrapers.org/meteors/
Meteor shower calendar for 2010 (including smaller ones):
www.astronomia.org/2010/calfugaces.en.html
Search this blog for "meteor" for related posts, and for a discussion on converting a sequence of shots into a timelapse video using the free VirtualDub software:
http://activesole.blogspot.com/2009/08/perseid-meteor-shower-iii-hd-video.html
This is a gorgeous photo of the meteor shower! Thanks for the link to upcoming ones also, maybe next time round I can snag a decent pic or two myself!
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