Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks With Bright Fireballs This Week
TL;DR
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on April 22–23, offering 10–20 bright shooting stars per night under a dim crescent moon, best viewed from dark skies in the Northern Hemisphere. Meteors radiate from the Lyra constellation and are debris from comet Thatcher, which last visited the solar system in 1861; the display is notable this year due to favorable viewing conditions and little moonlight, with the next major shower not arriving until Eta Aquarids in May.
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