This Sunday night (April 22) there will be a Lyrid meteor shower.

The Lyrid meteor shower is formed from dust particles left behind by comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, usually appearing from April 16 to 25 every year, peaking on the night of April 22 and early morning of April 23.

Lyrid is an average meteor shower with about 15 - 20 meteors per hour. However, history has recorded cases of Lyrid meteors "exploding" in the sky such as in 1982, the Lyrid meteor shower reached 180-300 meteors in just a few minutes or in 1922 the shower reached 100 meteors/hour.

Meteor trails often appear in the eastern sky in the constellation Lyra. Observing the Lyrid meteor shower will not be affected much by moonlight. The best time to observe is after midnight when the constellation Lyra has risen high in the sky. Observers look to the east, choose a place with little light and air pollution. Note that you should check the weather forecast before observing.

After the Lyrid meteor shower, in May astronomy lovers will have the opportunity to admire the Aquarius meteor shower, a fairly large meteor shower.