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The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this week. Here's when to watch Scott Sutherland Tuesday, April 20th 2021, 1:25 pm - The first meteor shower of spring, the 'Earth Day' Lyrids, are definitely a sight to see. Eyes to the sky on Wednesday night and Thursday morning! The Lyrid meteor shower is reaching its annual peak! As our planet travels along its orbit around the Sun, it is currently passing through a stream of dust, ice and grit left behind by the passage of a comet known as C/1861 G1 Thatcher. The comet itself is presently billions of kilometres away, out beyond the orbit of Pluto. Last seen...

An astronomer from the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre provides tips on how to view the Lyrid meteor shower this April 2021 from Vancouver. Photo via harpazo_hope / Getty Images If you've been waiting patiently for a shooting star to make a wish on, you might be feeling fairly frustrated right now. While it's been a few months since the Geminds put on its epic annual display (December 2020), another meteor shower will dazzle Vancouver skies this April.  And while the Lyrid meteor shower won't see as many shooting stars, the shower will still produce several meteors per hour at its peak. 

Lyrid meteor shower visible in clear Seattle skies April 16, 2021 at 11:13 am Startrails are seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over Michaelskapelle on April 21, 2020 in Niederhollabrunn, Austria. (Photo by Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images) Besides boosting your Vitamin D levels, clear skies in the greater Seattle area in mid-April mean you can spot the Lyrid meteor shower. The Lyrids are active starting April 16 – 25, likely peaking around the predawn hours on Thursday, April 22, according to Earthsky. Unfortunately, by then, the clouds and rain will have returned. Cl...

Shooting Stars Coming to Michigan With The Lyrid Meteor Shower I have always been fascinated with space, growing up as a teen in Florida I can remember laying on the hood of my car on the beach at night, and just looking up into space, and seeing stars everywhere with wonder. And living not far from the Kennedy Space Center I could see all of the rocket launches into space. It’s a vast wonderland in space that captures our imaginations and we are now about to see some shooting stars. Mike Murray from Delta College’s Planetarium told us at an earlier time that, “The Lyrids are one of the...

Lyrid meteor shower ending ‘shooting star’ drought; Here are peak times and dates to see Lyrids Updated Apr 13, 2021; Facebook Share It’s been a few months since Michiganders have had the chance to see a meteor shower. The Lyrid meteor shower should end that drought. Mike Murray from Delta College’s Planetarium told us at an earlier time that, “The Lyrids are one of the oldest meteor showers on record, dating back to China around 690 BCE. The light show occurs when our planet crosses the orbit of Comet Thatcher, causing its debris of ice and dust to burn up in the atmosphere.”