The Lyrids lit up the night sky on Saturday-Sunday, and then delivered a parting shot over Nevada and northern California—a fireball that streaked across the sky on Sunday at around 8 a.m., then exploded with a huge boom as it burnt up in the atmosphere.
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Lyrid Fireball Explodes Above Indian Country; Photos of Shower
Lyrid Meteor Shower Under Dark New-Moon Skies, Plus Mars and Saturn
It’s a veritable sky party on the night of April 21, as 15–20 or even more Lyrid meteors shower down hourly upon the skies of Mother Earth. A new moon means dark skies, which will make the brightest shooting-star show in a while, according to the experts. Elsewhere in the sky, Mars and Saturn will make an appearance as well.
