{"id":781153,"date":"2024-04-21T16:14:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T21:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=781153"},"modified":"2024-04-21T16:14:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T21:14:52","slug":"the-lyrids-meteor-shower-is-peaking-heres-how-to-enjoy-it-with-a-bright-moon-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=781153","title":{"rendered":"The Lyrids meteor shower is peaking. Here’s how to enjoy it with a bright moon : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Stargazers can get ready to watch one of the oldest-known meteor showers soon \u2014 they’ll just need to find some darkness from a nearly full moon.<\/p>\n

The Lyrids meteor shower is active until April 29 and is predicted to peak overnight from Sunday into Monday, according to the American Meteor Society. It’s best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere, the group says.<\/p>\n

Views throughout the night will change as Lyra, the constellation from which the shower radiates and gets its name, moves through the sky. Lyra hangs high at dawn so that will be a better time to view, the AMS says. <\/p>\n