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April Meteor Shower
The Lyrid Meteor Shower is usually active between April 16 and 25 every year. It tends to peak around April 22 or 23. The peak can be seen in Zakynthos
The table is updated daily when the Lyrids are active and shows the position of the radiant in the sky for the upcoming night. The Lyrids will be active starting on the 16th of April but willbe seen in Zakynthos tonight.
What Time is the Meteor Shower Tonight?
| Lyrids meteor shower for Zakynthos (Night between 21 Αpril and 22 Αpril) | ||
| Time | Azimuth/Direction | Altitude |
| Tuesday 10:00 μμ | 49° NE | 4,4° |
| Tuesday 11:00 μμ | 57° E/NE | 13,8° |
| Wednesday 12:00 πμ | 65° E/NE | 24,1° |
| Wednesday 1:00 πμ | 71° E/NE | 35,1° |
| Wednesday 2:00 πμ | 78° E/NE | 46,5° |
| Wednesday 3:00 πμ | 85° E | 58,2° |
| Wednesday 4:00 πμ | 94°E | 70,0° |
| Wednesday 5:00 πμ | 114° E/SW | 81,6° |
| Wednesday 6:00 πμ | 232° SW | 84,0° |
| Wednesday 7:00 πμ | 264° W | |
Just how old are these showers?
Named after constellation Lyra, the Lyrids are one of the oldest recorded meteor shower.
According to some historical Chinese texts, the shower was seen over 2,500 years ago. The fireballs in the meteor shower are created by debris from comet Thatcher, which takes about 415 years to orbit around the Sun. The comet is expected to be visible from Earth again in 2276.
So you star gazers, tonight’s sky should impress you all. The Lyrids have a steep approach to the Earth, with a radiant declination located in the northern hemisphere at +32 degrees north. Their oncoming medium to swift velocity is 48 kilometers per second, fast as meteor showers go, about 25 percent of Lyrid meteors are fireballs leaving persistent trains, worth keeping binoculars handy for.
For more infomation about the showers go to the source :- https://www.sciencealert.com & https://www.timeanddate.com
