This Sunday, April 21 and Monday, April 22, the Lyrid Meteor Shower pays our planet a visit. About 20 meteors per hour are expected at the showers’ peak, says World of Astronomy. One of the features of the Lyrids are dust trails that are particularly noticeable. Meteor watchers get poetic and call it “star dust” although “meteor dust” would be more accurate. Look near the constellation of Lyra, which will rise from the north-northeast after 10 p.m. Its principal star, Vega, is the third brightest star in the northern hemisphere. The Lyrids’ early arrivals may start up as early as tonight.
