The April Lyrids a meteor shower lasting from April 16 to April 26 each year is seen over the ancient city of Aizanoi in Kutahya Turkey
If viewers aren't able to catch the Lyrid meteor shower, they don't have to worry too much. If you want to watch it, look for its post moonrise towards dawn especially during the midnight when it will be clearly visible in the Northern hemisphere and some parts of mid-southern latitude near the equator.
The Lyrids Meteor shower was observed and documented for the past 2600 years when the earth goes orbiting near the Lyra constellation that homes one of the brightest stars, Vega.
A meteor shower will light up the skies just before dawn over Britain this week, with hundreds of shooting stars which could be visible to the naked eye. This was the case in 1982, when American stargazers were treated to a stunning outburst of 100 Lyrid meteors per hour.
Photographer Islam Hassan captured this photo of a Lyrid meteor over Egypt on April 25, 2015. Historically, heavy showers have been recorded every 60 years which means, the next outburst can be expected around in 2042.
The meteor shower Watching is the indirect term of waiting and calmness so get settled and hold tight until the first one shows out. But you'll have multiple chances to see it before then, as the shower starts as early as tomorrow evening on April 16, 2018, and lasts until April 25, 2018.
"The moon will be really favorable for them this year; it will set by the time the Lyrid radiant is high in the sky", Cooke told Space.com.
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So, grab a warm blanket to shield you from the cool morning air and head out to a secluded place outside the city, lie down on the grass or on the hood of your vehicle with your feet pointing east and look up.
The good news is you don't need to locate the shower's radiant point in order to spot the falling Lyrids, states EarthSky.
Cooke said the average Lyrid shower produces 15 to 20 meteors per hour; this year, the meteor shower should hit about 18 per hour.
Meteor showers can be awesome night sky sights, but how well do you know your shooting star facts?
Lyrids Meteor shower is one of the oldest known shower ever recorded in the history.
The Lyrids can be seen from Earth each time our planet crosses the comet's ancient path and encounters the cosmic debris that Comet Thatcher left behind long ago. As they burn up in the atmosphere, the meteors leave bright streaks in the sky commonly referred to as "shooting stars". The G1 Thatcher comet is believed to have appeared on earth once in 415 years and that will be witnessed again in 2276.
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