Lyrid metor shower 2025: Could UK witness rare 'surge' of 100 shooting stars an hour this year? - Manchester Evening News

Lyrid metor shower 2025: Could UK witness rare 'surge' of 100 shooting stars an hour this year? - Manchester Evening News

A rare 'surge' of fireballs be sometimes be seen during the annual Lyrid meteor shower

The Lyrid meteor shower is coming. Here’s how and when you can see shooting stars

Whether it’s less than two dozen or over 100 meteors per hour, the Lyrid meteor shower is about to bring a vibrant show in the night sky. Starting Thursday, April 17, the Lyrid meteor shower is expected to go on until April 26, but it should hit its peak between April 21 and 22, according to NASA.

Lyrids hit peak activity in April: How to see the first meteor shower of spring

In the days ahead, stargazers will have a chance to witness some Lyrid meteors before the shower hits its peak in activity early next week.

One of the astronomical events that cause the most admiration in many people is to see a rain of stars, because even if you are not a recurring fanatic of the events that occur in space, it is something that you have to ever see in your life. In Morelos you will be able to appreciate the rain of Lirida stars of this 2025, so if you want to observe this wonderful event, take your agenda and plan your expedition. Continue reading: Surprise solar h…

This April, astronomy enthusiasts have the opportunity to observe an ancestral spectacle that always happens in spring: the rain of Lírid meteors, which is more than 2600 years old. Its activity is moderate compared to other phenomena, but its brightness is shocking, so this phenomenon is one of the most expected events for observers. "The Líridas began to be studied in the middle of the 19th century. It was then discovered that the Chinese bega…

2025 Lyrid meteor shower starts tonight, peaks next week

BALTIMORE, MD—One of the oldest known meteor showers begins tonight and will peak next week.  The Lyrid meteor shower, which has been observed for over 2,700 years, starts on April 16 and peaks on April 22nd and 23rd. The first recorded sighting of a Lyrid meteor shower goes back to 687 BC by the Chinese, according to NASA. This is an average shower with around 20 meteors per hour. The Lyrids, though, can sometimes produce bright dust trails tha…