The Lyrid meteor shower will peak this weekend.Click here for how to watch
The Lyrid meteor shower, a bright and fast meteor shower, is expected to peak this weekend. Lyrids have illuminated the skies for the past 2,700 years, and dozens of meteors can be seen every hour.
The showers occur every April, and the best time to see them this year is between April 21st and 23rd. Peak expected at 1:06 UTC on April 23rd — or at 9:06 PM EDT on Saturday, April 22nd — According to Earth Sky.
There is no full moon this year and the sky is dark enough that stargazers may be able to see 10-15 lyrids an hour. Sometimes up to 100 surges can occur in an hour.
People who want to see meteor showers won’t be able to see the long trails across the sky. Lyrids may instead look like fireballs. According to NASA.
The best time to see the constellation is after moonset in the northern hemisphere, but before sunrise in the dark without street lights, NASA advises. Lying flat on the ground to see as much of the sky as possible will give you the best chance of seeing the showers that should last until dawn.
The showers are named after the place they originate from: the constellation of Lyra. This is the radiant point of the showers, and NASA says you shouldn’t look directly into this part of the sky for the best views of the Lyrids. Instead, the longer you look away from the radiant point, the longer it appears.
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The Lyrid meteor shower, a bright and fast meteor shower, is expected to peak this weekend. Lyrids have illuminated the skies for the past 2,700 years, and dozens of meteors can be seen every hour.
The showers occur every April, and the best time to see them this year is between April 21st and 23rd. Peak expected at 1:06 UTC on April 23rd — or at 9:06 PM EDT on Saturday, April 22nd — According to Earth Sky. There is no full moon this year and the sky is dark enough that stargazers may be able to see 10-15 lyrids an hour. Sometimes up to 100 surges can occur in an hour.
Startrails are seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over Michaelskapelle on April 20, 2020 in Niederholabrunn, Austria.
Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images
People who want to see meteor showers won’t be able to see the long trails across the sky. Lyrids may instead look like fireballs. According to NASA.
The best time to see the constellation is after moonset in the northern hemisphere, but before sunrise in the dark without street lights, NASA advises. Lying flat on the ground to see as much of the sky as possible will give you the best chance of seeing the showers that should last until dawn. The showers are named after the place they originate from: the constellation of Lyra. This is the radiant point of the showers, and NASA says you shouldn’t look directly into this part of the sky for the best views of the Lyrids. Instead, the longer you look away from the radiant point, the longer it appears.
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