Lyrid meteor showers

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Lyrid meteor shower 2022: When to watch - CNN (CNN)

The Lyrid meteor shower will peak at midnight on April 22, but a luminous moon means only the brightest meteors will be visible that night.

Partial solar eclipses occur when the moon passes in front of the sun but only blocks some of its light. There are eight full moons still to come in 2022, with two of them qualifying as supermoons. Try between late in the evening of April 22 and dawn of April 23 to get another look at the meteor shower under clearer conditions. Following the Lyrids, the celestial show will continue on April 30, when a partial solar eclipse occurs. Gazers should find an area away from city light pollution and lie back to get as much of the night sky in view. Lyrids are commonly known to have unpredictable surges, so be prepared for unexpected outbursts, according to EarthSky.

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Lyrid Meteor Shower: How and When to Watch (The New York Times)

Meteor showers occur when our planet runs into the debris field left behind by icy comets or rocky asteroids going around the sun. These small particles burn up ...

Clear nights, higher altitudes and times when the moon is slim or absent are best. It will peak when the moon is two-thirds full, which could limit visibility. These small particles burn up in the atmosphere, leading to blazing trails of light.

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Get Ready, the Lyrid Meteor Shower is Coming. Here's How to Watch It (NBC Southern California)

The peak of the shower will be visible between the evening April 21 and the morning of April 22. It can be seen best with darker skies and no Moon. The Lyrids ...

It can be seen best with darker skies and no Moon. The best time to catch the Lyrid Meteor Shower is the dark and early morning on April 22. The peak of the shower will be visible between the evening April 21 and the morning of April 22.

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Here's when you can catch the Lyrid meteor shower (WMUR Manchester)

If you miss this one, don't worry: There are 10 more meteor showers that will peak in 2022.

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Lyrid meteor shower peaks this week: Here's how to watch (FOX31 Denver)

One of the oldest known meteor showers is lighting up the sky this week, just in time for Earth Day.

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Lyrid meteor shower 2022: Peak is overnight tonight, best times to ... (al.com)

Lyrids are known for fast and bright meteors that have the potential to produce as many as 100 meteors per hour. We won't see that this year, however.

This year’s meteor shower is expected to produce about 10-15 Lyrids per hour, depending on how dark and clear the sky is. Lyrids are known for fast and bright meteors that have the potential to produce as many as 100 meteors per hour. NASA said they frequently leave flowing dust trails behind them as they streak through the Earth’s atmosphere with the trains observable for several seconds.

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The Lyrids Meteor Shower Will be Visible in Chicago Saturday, and ... (NBC Chicago)

The annual meteor shower that's best viewed "under very dark, very clear skies," the Adler Planetarium says, will leave a visible, glowing dust train over ...

So what's the best place to go to see the shower, without the distraction of the city lights? "This meteor shower will be tougher to see here in Chicago, because you have to look east, and many suburbs are west of Chicago, meaning you’ll be looking right over the city – and all of its lights – to view the meteors," Deanno says. Where's Best Place in Chicago to See the Lyrids Meteor Shower? Will the Chicago Sky be Clear Enough For You to See the Lyrid Meteor Shower Saturday? According to timeanddate.com, a website that documents and predicts how to watch celestial events across the world, the visibility will be "excellent" overnight on Saturday. One of the oldest known meteor showers according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the annual springtime Lyrids shower is expected to be visible April 23 in the Chicago area, with a peak of around 10 to 20 meteors per hour.

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Lyrid Meteor Shower To Peak Tonight. Here's How, When, Where ... (Livemint)

Lyrids are debris of Comet Thatcher, which is currently traveling at a distance of 1,60,00,00000 kilometers from the planet.

Shilpi Gupta, Scientific Officer with the MP Birla Planetarium said that the meteor shower will peak around 8:31 in Kolkata, Delhi, and in other parts of the country. This leaves behind a trail of shooting stars that are called the Lyrid Meteor Shower. Every year when Earth passes around this debris field in its orbit, the remnants of the comet enter the planet's upper atmosphere and burn up from friction.

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How to watch the Lyrid meteor shower in Central Indiana (The Indianapolis Star)

Make a wish on a shooting meteor (or star, if you prefer), because an ancient shower will be visible in Indianapolis Friday evening. The Lyrid meteor shower ...

"The orbits are basically staying in the same place and we know where the Earth is going to be every year, Murphy said. After midnight and into the early hours of Saturday morning is a good time to watch, he said. "Every time that comet passes near the sun, it leaves a debris stream of particles," Brian Murphy, professor at Butler University and director of the Holcomb Planetarium, said. "Well, when we swing through that or near it, we get the meteor showers. For the Lyrid meteor shower, people should look high in the eastern part of the sky for the best chance of seeing meteors, Murphy said. How to watch the Lyrid meteor shower in Central Indiana

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