A Cosmic Spectacle: The Oldest Meteor Shower, Lyrids, Returns for its 2,700th Anniversary!

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This month the sky gazers are in for a special treat as the beloved Lyrid meteors shower makes its annual return.

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For 2,700 years the Lyrids meteor shower has been observed, making it one of the oldest- known mentor showers on record.

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According to NASA, the first Lyrids sighting dates back to 67 BC in China.

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The pieces of debris from the Comet C/1861G1 Thatcher are called the Lyrids.

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Earth runs into the stream of debris from the Comet, causing the meteor shower, in April every year.

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April 15, 2023, Saturday, the Lyrids meteor shower is active& will run for two weeks, NASA says.

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The Lyrids meteor shower is described by the American Meteor Society as a “medium strength shower”.

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For star watchers April will be nothing short of exciting.

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Lyrids are one of the oldest meteor showers ever.

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