If you’re up late tonight (or early Sunday morning before sunrise) be sure to keep a sharp eye to the sky! The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight, with up to 20 meteors visible per hour in prime viewin
If you’re up late (or early morning before sunrise) be sure to keep a sharp eye to the sky! The Lyrid meteor shower peaks, with up to 20 meteors visible per hour in prime viewing conditions.
Meteor showers are best viewed when you’re lying on your back looking up toward a wide expanse of the sky. If you live in the city, there may be too much light from nearby homes, businesses and roads to see the meteors with ease. Instead, try going to a rural area and looking up; the darker the surrounding area the better for catching a glimpse.
The weather can obviously play a large role in viewing meteor showers. Prime conditions include no clouds or rain anywhere nearby, and luckily for Southwest Florida sky watchers we won’t have any rain to contest with late or early morning. There will likely be some clouds in the area though, but as a whole sky conditions are expected to be mainly clear.
Temperatures around dawn morning will be mild, with numbers dropping to 70 on the Lee County islands and Collier County coastline. Upper 60s can be expected in cities along US41 and Interstate 75.
According to NASA, the best way to watch the Lyrid meteor shower is to look east, after first letting your eyes adjust to a dark area where you’ll watching the show for 30 minutes.
here. The Lyrid meteor shower has been viewed on Earth for a long time. NASA says humans have noted seeing the shower for more than 2,500 years, with the first observation in China back in 687 BC. Learn more about the Lyrid meteor shower
