How to Watch Lyrids Meteor Shower: Lyrids Meteor Shower Back: When to Watch, Discover Where and Why This Year’s Show May Be Epic
According to records, the Lyrids meteor shower was first observed before 687 BC, reportedly noted by the Chinese. So, according to NASA, people have been witnessing this meteor shower for 2700 years.
Lyrids Meteor Shower: What is this?
Lyrids meteor showers only occasionally produce “fireballs”, which refers to the bright flashes created by friction between the meteor and the Earth’s atmosphere. However, it usually doesn’t leave a long glowing dust train in the night sky.
Lyrids Peak: How many shooting stars a person expects to see
Although the Lyrids are not as fast as the famous meteor showers of Perseids (usually visible between mid-July and late August), the past witnesses have been heavier, resulting in up to 100 meteors in the night sky every hour. Usually, only 10-20 meteors can be seen during the peak of Lyrids.
A meteor is a meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere. The stripes of meteor bodies travel through the atmosphere cause visible light to shine around space rocks. These radiated fireballs, or “meteors”, are called meteors, and basically originate from comet fragments.Lyrids Meteor Shower From This Comet
The fragments that caused the Lyrids meteor shower came from Comet Thatcher. Thatcher left a debris trail, and Earth left a debris trail in the third week of April each year, which leads to a shower when these debris enter our atmosphere and burns,” Bill Cooke, head of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office.
How to watch Lyrids Meteor Shower?
People in the Northern Hemisphere can enjoy the sight of Rileydes’ meteor shower during dark times. Those interested in capturing the stimulation of famous phenomena should do it from a place away from artificial sources of lighting such as street lights.
But, despite the lack of city lights around, it takes 30 minutes for the human eye to adapt to itself to capture the gaze, don’t expect the shooting star to be visible.
FAQ
- When was the Lyrids meteor shower observed?
The Lyrids meteor shower was first seen by humans in 687 BC.
- When will the Lyrids Meteor Shower peak this year?
According to NASA, Lyrids Meteor Shower may peak from April 21 to 22 this year.
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