Posted on Sunday, April 08, 2012
On April 21, 2012 the annual Lyrid Meteor Shower will peak under new Moon. The Lyrid meteor shower comes from the comet "Thatcher". Every year in late April Earth passes through the stream of debris from the old comet. 15 to 20 meteors per hour could shower the night sky and produce some fire balls. Good time to see the Meteor Shower is after midnight.
Image Credit: Greg Hinson.
A Lyrid meteor (top right) streaks over Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in April 2010.
A Lyrid meteor (top right) streaks over Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in April 2010.
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