Lyrid Meteor Shower to peak across northern hemisphere at dawn on Friday

The Lyrid Meteor Shower, the first meteor shower of spring, will reach a peak in the sky of the northern hemisphere between Thursday, April 22, and dawn on Friday, April 23, ANA reports.

Named after constellation Lyra, the Lyrids are one of the oldest recorded meteor showers – according to some historical Chinese texts, the shower had been observed in 687 B.C., roughly 2,800 years ago. 

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