There’s a different type of April showers happening next week, and we can’t wait to see it light up the sky.
The Lyrid meteor shower, an annual display in the sky, will sparkle and shine this month — we’re talking 10-20 meteors per hour during its peak — in the Northern Hemisphere.
Having been around for 2,700 years, the Lyrid meteor shower is one of the oldest meteor showers on record.
We can expect to see some lights in the sky starting around April 16, and it’s expected to last through April 28.
Fun Fact: Meteors are not stars, they’re just bits of rock. In fact, a meteor forms when a meteoroid breaks off an asteroid and enters the Earth’s atmosphere.
The Lyrid meteors are chunks of rock that broke off of Comet Thatcher, a long-period comet that orbits the sun about once every 415 years.
We (as in planet Earth) cross Comet Thatcher’s path each year around April, and get to enjoy the Lyrid meteor shower.
This meteor shower peaks on April 23 with the best viewing times being between 12 – 5 AM.
(Fox News)
