Lyrid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Week

This week will be the best week for you to see some "shooting stars" in the skies high above New York State. The Lyrid Meteor Shower is set to peak this week, which means the most shooting stars per hour will be taking place.

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak In New York State

Starting tonight and overnight into Thursday morning, you might want to spend some time outside looking up at the sky. The Lyrid Meteor shower is taking place, and peak viewing will be on April 21st through April 22nd.

The best time to view the meteor shower will be between Midnight and 5 am this week. At its peak, you should be able to get around 18 meteors

What Is The Lyrid Meteor Shower?

This is one of the oldest known meteor showers and has been active for over 2500 years. The meteor shower happens when the Earth passes through debris left by Comet Thatcher. As the particles enter Earth’s atmosphere, they burn up and create glowing streaks of light known as meteors.

This is the second major space event to impact the skies over New York State over the past couple of weeks. The other was the Comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS). It passed over the skies of New York State last week. The comet was just discovered by scientists last year and put on a show for those who had clear skies at night.

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LOOKING UP: 40 Breathtaking Images Of The Perseid Meteor Shower Around The World

According to NASA, the Perseid meteor shower is "considered the best meteor shower of the year." The show typically peaks mid-August. For 2023, the shower peaked around the world between Aug. 12-14. The latest edition of the meteor shower created an extra special light show in the sky. Here is what the Perseid meteor shower looked like across the globe.

Gallery Credit: Rob Carroll

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