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Sky Show Tomorrow: Lyrids Kick Off Meteor SeasonJohn Roach
for National Geographic News
April 20, 2004

Beginning late Wednesday night and stretching into the predawn hours of Thursday morning, more than 20 meteors an hour will streak across the sky, bringing a burst of spring joy to meteor shower enthusiasts. Known as the Lyrids, the shower appears to emanate from a point in the sky, or radiant, just west of the constellation Lyra, which contains the bright star Vega. (Lyra is found near the more familiar constellation Cygnus, also known as the Northern Cross.) (See star chart.)

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A Lyrid meteor streaks across the sky over Death Valley, California, in an artist's painting. Late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, more than 20 meteors an hour will streak across the sky during the first notable meteor shower of the year, known as the Lyrids.

Painting by Duane Hilton, courtesy NASA

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