Lyrids are a meteor shower that seems to come from the area of the sky with the constellation of Lyra behind them. They’re photobombing Lyra, if you like! This post comes from April 2015’s A to Z Challenge. My theme
Perseid meteors time
In case you want to watch some more meteors, it’s the Perseid meteor shower this week, and you should get some good views from now till Friday, with the peak being tonight (early hours of 13th, UTC). This shower is because
Lyrid meteor shower
Meteor showers are the best time to look at the night skies in search of ‘shooting stars’. Meteors are particles of dust and other space particles that hit the earth’s atmosphere and burn up, causing a stream of light that