Lyrid Meteor Shower 2012 Peaks This Week, NASA Forecasters Say

Posted: 04/16/2012 2:06 pm Updated: 04/16/2012 2:06 pm

By: Mike Wall
Published: 04/16/2012 12:31 PM EDT on SPACE.com

An annual meteor shower peaks this weekend, a time when dark skies should make for great viewing opportunities in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to reach maximum intensity overnight from Saturday to Sunday (April 21 to 22), with the best observing opportunities coming between midnight and dawn on the 22nd local time, experts say. The moon will be nearly new at that time, so its glare shouldn't drown out too many of the Lyrids' brief flashes.

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