22-04-2025
Peak night to watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Experts say to look toward the East on April 21 around midnight to see the Lyrid Meteor Shower.
'The Lyrids are sort of centered in the constellation of Lyra,' said ASU Planetarium Director Kenneth Carrell. 'Lyra is actually pretty easy to find because the Star Vega is in the constellation of Lyra.'
The star Vega is the brightest in the summertime night sky, and can be seen now around 11 p.m.
'You can look over in the east sometime around midnight or so, you should see a fairly bright star start to rise in the constellation of Lyra,' Carrell said.
The meteors are from a comet that passes by the Earth about every 400 years.
Carrell says that the ASU planetarium will be showing two new shows on campus.
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