Lyrid Shower to Show Up to 20 Meteors Per Hour

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The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight across UK skies, with the best viewing between 3-5 AM when celestial fireworks light up the darkness.

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Stargazers can expect 10-20 meteors per hour during peak times, though past outbursts have surprisingly delivered up to 100 meteors hourly.

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BBC's Matt Taylor confirms most of the UK will enjoy clear skies tonight, with Scotland and eastern England offering prime viewing tomorrow.

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The cosmic spectacle occurs when Earth passes through debris from Comet Thatcher, which won't return to our solar neighborhood until 2283.

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Meteors streak through our atmosphere at a blistering 106,000 mph, burning up 100 kilometers above Earth's surface.

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No equipment needed for this 2,700-year-old sky show - just find a dark spot, let your eyes adjust, and look east toward the star Vega.

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The Lyrids' unique mix of "talcum powder to grapefruit-sized particles" creates everything from faint streaks to brilliant fireballs visible even through light pollution.

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If clouds block your view tonight, mark your calendar for May 5 when the Eta Aquariids shower delivers an even more impressive 40-60 meteors hourly.

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