How to catch the shooting stars of spring’s first meteor shower, the Lyrids

The Lyrids Meteor Shower Is Coming — Here's When You Want To Start Looking At The Sky

Owen Humphreys - PA Images/PA Images/Getty ImagesI know there’s been a lot of space talk this past week (and it really hasn’t been that great), but don’t let that dull you to the magic of our galaxy and the sky. If you need a little hit of “holy sh*t, we live on a planet with stars,” turn to the skies this week — specifically April 21 and April 22 here in the U.S. — to catch a glimpse of the April Lyrids Meteor Shower.If that sounds familiar to …

Colorado residents can celebrate Earth Day by watching 1st major meteor shower of the year ‘raining upon’ our planet

One of the first major meteor showers of the year will coincide with Earth Day this year, offering a heavenly experience for earthbound stargazers. Astronomy guide Mark Laurin, said the Lyrids Meteor Shower will peak Tuesday, April 22 — Earth Day — with about 17 meteors, or shooting stars, visible per hour. A member of the Denver Astronomical Society and the Astronomical League, Laurin is also an adjunct instructor with Keystone Science School. …

Lyrid meteor shower to be most visible next week

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Stargazers get ready for a show as the Lyrids meteor shower is set to light up the sky this month. The Lyrids meteor showers will be the brightest in the sky on April 21 and April 22. While the meteor shower will be ongoing until April 26, the show will be most visible to stargazers next week. Things To Do Around NYC According to the American Meteor Society, the Lyrids are a medium strength meteor shower meaning they ma…

Lyrids: Meteor Shower With History Of Shooting Stars “Falling Like Rain” Peaks Next Week

Although this year is unlikely to end up in a meteor storm, you should still get around 20 an hour.

Lyrid meteor shower: How and when to see it in the UK sky

Conditions are good to spot spring’s first display of shooting stars

The Lyrid meteor shower will soon peak. Here’s when and how to see it.

The Lyrid meteor shower - the second meteor shower on the calendar this year - runs through April 26, peaking on the night of April 21 to 22.