Meteor shower articles
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Lyrid meteor shower 2024: When and where to look up
April's annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks Sunday night, offering skygazers a chance to spot shooting stars as Earth passes through debris from the comet Thatcher. Known for fast and bright meteors, the Lyrid meteor shower is active during late April. This year's peak occurs from Sunday night into Monday morning for those in the U.S. NASA Ambassador Tony Rice said the outlook for seeing the Lyrid meteor shower is not great this year because of a nearly 95% full Moon. "Every year, we have to look...
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[EXPLAINER] The Eta Aquariid meteor shower: When is it and what to expect?
Experts recommend viewing the shower in the darkest skies possible because most of the meteor activity is faint. During the peak, about 30 meteors can be viewed each hour, according to NASA.
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Lyrid meteor shower to peak tonight. Here's what to know
Look up, astronomy fans; the Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak overnight Sunday into Monday, according to NASA.The moon will be in its Waxing Gibbous stage as the full moon nears, which will make it difficult to see meteors. Even in ideal conditions away from city lights, only a few meteors per hour are expected to be visible to the naked eye. "For a dedicated observer, it may still be worth spotting members of one of the oldest known meteor showers â the Lyrids have been observed for 2,700...