The peak is past, but you might still be able to catch a few shooting stars this weekend.

The annual Lyrid meteor shower officially started last week, and although the peak happened earlier this week, the night sky show will stay active through this weekend, The Lyrids are bits of rock and dust left behind by the comet C/1861 G (Thatcher). These meteors are active from April 26-May 4 with maximum activity occurring on the 28th. An overview of the radio observations during April 2020 is given.. No registered “sporadic E” (Es). April will herald the return of shooting stars to the night sky as well as the opportunity to catch a fleeting glimpse of a rare astronomical sight.. This is the first major meteor shower since January and will bring 15 to 20 shooting stars per hour on the night of April 21 into the early hours of April 22. At this time the moon lies 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 3:00 local daylight saving time (LDST) on May 1st. We delete comments that violate

Lyrids meteor shower peaks tonight to deliver epic shooting stars on Earth Day. Entertain your brain with the coolest news from space to superheroes, memes to robots.If you can find a dark sky with minimal light pollution, cloud cover and a clear view, you might catch a few meteors per hour. Most unwanted signals were corrected manually in the automatic counts.As expected, the general shower activity remained low up to 20/4, with only a brief increase on 15/04, possibly due to the phi Serpentids. So it's a great opportunity to get outside and just spend some time looking up, especially with most of us spending lots of time indoors during these unprecedented times.

Subscribe to Meteor News and join a global community of meteor observers. Smart Also included are a few SpecLab recordings of interesting reflections during this month. Attached are also a few examples of the strongest reflections (If you are interested in the actual figures, please send me an e-mail:  felix.verbelen at skynet.be.Help eMeteorNews by donating towards running costs. By Sophie Lewis Updated on: April 21, 2020 / 4:08 PM / CBS News Our newsletter is FREE to sign up and without advertisement.

Meteor shower drought comes to an end When: April 22-23, May 6-7 After the Quadrantids peak in early January, stargazers will need to wait more than three months for the next opportunity to … During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday April 30th. Besides, you probably don't have anywhere else to go.The 2012 Lyrid meteor shower as captured by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station. English They reached their maximum here on 22/04 between 04 and 05 UT, but between 02 UT and 09 UT there was increased activity. Discuss: Lyrid meteor shower, the best night sky show for months, is still active