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Lyrid meteor shower to be visible from Ireland early tomorrow morning

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

02:09 21 Apr 2021


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A meteor shower is set to be visible from Ireland tomorrow morning.

The Lyrid meteor shower has been dubbed the most significant one of the year where people can expect to see up to 18 shooting stars an hour.

The shower takes place between April 13th and April 29th according to the Mirror.

However, the peak will be in the early hours of tomorrow (Thursday 22nd April). The best time to catch the shower will be in the hours before dawn breaks.

The Royal Greenwich Observatory said:

"The best time to see the shower is in the early morning of the peak day, which this year is the morning of the 22 April (the night of the 21 April).

"Wait until after midnight when the radiant point, in the constellation of Lyra, will have risen in the East.

"The later in the morning you wait, the higher the radiant will rise and the fewer meteors will be hidden below the horizon.

"But the closer you get to sunrise the brighter the sky is going to become so plan accordingly!"


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