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The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here’s how to spot it
- Starting April 16 and peaking April 21-22, 2026, the annual Lyrid meteor shower will illuminate the night sky as Earth passes through debris from Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.
- Dating back to 687 BCE, this shower occurs when fragments from Comet Thatcher, which orbits the sun every 415 years, burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
- To maximize visibility, find a dark location away from city lights and head outside after midnight when the radiant point near star Vega in Lyra rises high.
- Viewers might witness 10 to 20 meteors per hour, with occasional bright 'fireballs' produced by larger debris, according to the Royal Observatory's guidance for optimal viewing.
- The Eta Aquariid meteor shower begins later this month and peaks in May, while planetary conjunctions involving Saturn, Mercury, and Mars remain visible in the coming days.
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