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India Today
22-04-2025
- Science
- India Today
Lyrid Meteor shower 2025: When, where and how to watch in India
The Lyrid Meteor Shower is observable on much of the globe, with many meteors visible each hour. You need a clear evening, a dark location free of city lights, and a sit or lie-back location. Here's everything you want to know about the Lyrid Meteor Shower in April Lyrid Meteor Shower, or April Lyrids, is one of the oldest recorded meteor showers. It occurs annually between April 15 and April 29, with the peak occurring on the night of April 22 and early morning of April meteor shower is due to a comet known as Comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1). As the Earth passes through the dust trail left behind by this comet, small bits of debris come into our atmosphere at high speed. When these particles disintegrate, they produce bright streaks of light in the sky, which we refer to as meteors or shooting TO OBSERVE THE LYRID METEOR SHOWER IN APRIL 2025? The Lyrids will appear between April 15 and April 29, but the prime time to observe them is during the peak night on April 22 and in the early hours of April 23. The ideal time for observation is from midnight to 5:00 am, right before sunrise. These are the darkest hours when the sky will be most observable, and the meteors will be less difficult to meteor shower is visible in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including India. For a better opportunity to witness the spectacle, go to a dark, quiet location far from street lights and the city. Face the northeast region of the sky, and keep watching. The longer you stay, the TO SEE THE LYRID METEOR SHOWER?advertisementThe Lyrid Meteor Shower can be viewed from most locations around the globe. Although it appears in both hemispheres, the Northern Hemisphere tends to have a slightly better fully appreciate the meteor shower:Find a dark spot, a village, a park, or a hilltop that is far from the lights of a sleeping bag or blanket, so you can recline and observe the sky in use your phone or bright lights. Your eyes take a while to get used to the the skies are clear, you might be able to spot 15 to 20 meteors per hour, and perhaps even some bright ones with glowing the Lyrid Meteor Shower is a relaxing and thrilling way of getting close to nature, and you don't have to use any equipment, only your eyes and a bit of Watch
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Where in Texas will you be able to see the Lyrid meteor shower?
(NEXSTAR) — Residents of North America are in for a treat as the annual Lyrid meteor shower has returned, giving stargazers a chance to see shooting stars across the night sky. The Lyrid meteor shower—also known as the April Lyrids—is an annual meteor shower that typically occurs between April 15 and 29. According to AccuWeather, the shower's peak is set to occur this Monday night, April 21, into early Tuesday morning. 'If you're lucky enough to be in an area with a clear sky and little to no light pollution, you could see up to 20 shooting stars per hour during the peak,' says AccuWeather Meteorologist and Astronomy Expert Brian Lada. But where exactly are the best viewing areas? AccuWeather states that for the best view possible, you should head for the Pacific coast. The 'best' and 'worst' Texas cities for Easter celebrations, data shows 'The best places to witness the Lyrid meteor shower will be across the western U.S., parts of the Southwest, central Texas and in a pocket of the Midwest, including areas west and south of Chicago,' explains Lada. Check out the map below to see how the viewing conditions will be in your area: Residents of the Atlantic coast won't be as lucky. AccuWeather is forecasting a storm to move across the eastern half of North America that will spread clouds across most of the East Coast, making the chances of gettign a clear view of the shower very difficult. Luckily, the next meteor shower isn't too far away as the Eta Aquarids are set to peak on the night of May 5-6. The meteor shower is best seen from south of the equator, but onlookers across North America may still see 10 to 30 per hour, according to the American Meteor Society. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Where in the US will you be able to see the Lyrid meteor shower?
(NEXSTAR) — Residents of North America are in for a treat as the annual Lyrid meteor shower has returned, giving stargazers a chance to see shooting stars across the night sky. The Lyrid meteor shower—also known as the April Lyrids—is an annual meteor shower that typically occurs between April 15 and 29. According to AccuWeather, the shower's peak is set to occur this Monday night, April 21, into early Tuesday morning. 'If you're lucky enough to be in an area with a clear sky and little to no light pollution, you could see up to 20 shooting stars per hour during the peak,' says AccuWeather Meteorologist and Astronomy Expert Brian Lada. But where exactly are the best viewing areas? AccuWeather states that for the best view possible, you should head for the Pacific coast. The 'best' and 'worst' Texas cities for Easter celebrations, data shows 'The best places to witness the Lyrid meteor shower will be across the western U.S., parts of the Southwest, central Texas and in a pocket of the Midwest, including areas west and south of Chicago,' explains Lada. Check out the map below to see how the viewing conditions will be in your area: Residents of the Atlantic coast won't be as lucky. AccuWeather is forecasting a storm to move across the eastern half of North America that will spread clouds across most of the East Coast, making the chances of gettign a clear view of the shower very difficult. Luckily, the next meteor shower isn't too far away as the Eta Aquarids are set to peak on the night of May 5-6. The meteor shower is best seen from south of the equator, but onlookers across North America may still see 10 to 30 per hour, according to the American Meteor Society. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
What to know about the Lyrid meteor shower in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The April Lyrids are back. This yearly meteor shower will be at its peak next Monday evening through Tuesday morning. KRQE spoke with a local expert Friday on what to know about it. Story continues below Podcast: What Will Voters Do With $1.5 Million? Entertainment: These movies were filmed in Las Cruces. Have you seen them? Crime: ABQ man charged federally for arson attacks at Tesla, Republican Party headquarters Weird: Peacocks spotted in Albuquerque neighborhoods. Where did they come from? Space Science Director Jim Greenhouse says the name of any meteor shower comes from the constellation the stars seem to be falling away from — in this case, Lyra. He tells us comets are basically 'dirty snowballs in space,' and whenever they move, they leave behind ice and dust. When those pieces of ice and dust start getting pulled toward Earth, they burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, and that's when we see streaks of light. With the Lyrids in particular, there's a relatively short window of 'peak' viewing time, although you can theoretically see them from April 15 to 29. 'The evening of April 21 into the morning of April 22 is probably the best time to watch,' Greenhouse says. 'Try to see it before dawn. So if you get up on the morning of April 22, that's supposed to be the best time for it. This particular shower has a kind of a dense core, and then the debris thins out as you head away from that core.' This year, the Moon will be quite small during the peak viewing hours. Without much illumination from the Moon, it'll be easier to see faint falling stars that could otherwise be drowned out by moonlight. Greenhouse says you'll still need patience, though, as you may only get 10 to 15 falling stars per hour. He tells us you'll need to watch the sky for at least an hour to see anything. As for the best places to view the shower, the idea is to get as far away from city lights as possible. Greenhouse says 'any direction away from Albuquerque,' and somewhere 'as flat as possible.' And of course, it all depends on the weather — cloudy nights will provide little visibility for the shower. If you're not having much luck with the Lyrid showers, there's something else to watch out for next week. Early Thursday morning, there will be a planetary conjunction where Saturn, Venus and Uranus will all be in line with each other. Greenhouse recommends going east of the mountains if you want to see it, as it's going to be pretty low in the sky. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
