This weekend has beautiful meteor shower

On the night of the 22nd and the morning of April 23 (Saturday night and Sunday morning) this week, Vietnamese astronomers will have the opportunity to admire the Lyrids meteor shower, formed from dust particles left by comets. C / 1861 G1 Thatcher.

Lyrids meteor shower image.

Lyrids meteor shower is an average meteor shower , usually appearing April 16-25, reaching the maximum on the night of 22 dawn on April 23. At the maximum time, about 20 meteors per hour can be seen.

Although only average, but Lyrids meteor shower often appear very bright meteor bands with beautiful long tail tracks.

This year observing meteor shower is quite convenient because it is not affected by moonlight.

The best observation time is after midnight, choose where there is less light, and less air pollution. Note, see the weather forecast before observing.