The Lyrids appear each 12 months round April 20 as Earth passes thru the orbital path of Comet Thatcher. The small meteors left at the back of with the aid of the comet fall through the planet's ecosystem, putting on a beautiful mild display for skywatchers.
The prime viewing time for the Lyrids keeps tonight and into Sunday morning (April 23), in line with NASA. A few remaining Lyrids would possibly even be visible inside the early morning on Monday (April 24), in step with Space.Com skywatching columnist Joe Rao.
While the Lyrid meteor bathe has at times produced as many as ninety meteors consistent with hour, this year skywatchers can expect to see about 18-20 in step with hour in the course of its height. That range will be reduced on cloudy nights or in places in which mild pollutants is excessive.
The Lyrids are so named because they seem to emanate from the constellation Lyra, the Harp. (You can typically discover Lyra with the aid of looking to the northeast of the bright, blue superstar Vega, one of the brightest stars inside the northern sky this time of 12 months.) In the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrids' beginning point will rise from the northwest after twilight, and attain a factor excessive overhead after nighttime.
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