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The April Lyrids are a meteor shower lasting from about April 15 to April 29 each year. The radiant of the meteor shower is located near the constellations Lyra and Hercules, near the bright star Vega. The peak of the shower is typically around April 22–23 each year. The source of the meteor shower are particles of dust shed by the long ...
The Lyrid meteor shower will be most active Sunday night through the early morning hours of Monday, according to the American Meteor Society. And April’s full moon, ...
The Lyrid meteor shower is composed of pieces of debris from the comet Thatcher, named for Alfred E. Thatcher who discovered it in 1861, according to EarthSky.org.
When is the Lyrid meteor shower? Lyrid shower started on April 15 and will remain active until April 29. Peak activity is predicted on April 23, according to NASA.
The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks late Sunday into early Monday, and although a forecast for continued dry weather and mostly clear nights would normally provide good viewing conditions, April ...
The Lyrid meteor shower is among the oldest known meteor showers, dating back more than 2,700 years. According to NASA, the Chinese first observed the phenomenon in 687 B.C.
Table of meteor showers. Dates are given for 2024. [2][3] The dates will vary from year to year due to the leap year cycle. This list includes showers with radiants in both the northern and southern hemispheres. There is some overlap, but generally showers whose radiants have positive declinations are best seen from the northern hemisphere, and ...
The Lyrid meteor shower will peak from Sunday night through Monday morning, April 21 to 22, according to a NASA blog. Sadly, the nearly-full moon that night is expected to outshine all but the ...