Lyrid Meteor Shower to Peak
on Wednesday Night The first meteor shower of spring that is visible around
the world will peak on Wednesday, April 22. Between midnight and 5 a.m. local time will be
the best viewing times, according to the
American Meteor Society. The Lyrid meteor shower typically has between
10 and 20 meteors per hour during its peak. The spring meteor shower is named after the Lyra constellation. It is one of the oldest known meteor showers
with records that date back 2,700 years,
according to EarthSky. A grouping of Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will also
be visible in some areas, which will not happen
again for a couple years, according to NASA.
