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Robert Lea

The Eta Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Stay up late and wish upon a falling star

a meteor streaks through a clear night sky

The annual Eta Lyrids meteor shower will peak tonight (May 9), offering skywatchers the opportunity to see meteors streak through the dark skies over Earth. 

The 2023 Eta Lyrids began on May 3 and will end on May 14 this year. According to In the Sky the meteor shower is expected to reach peak activity overnight at around 1:00 a.m. EDT (0500 GMT) on May 10. The best time to see the Eta Lyrid meteors is when the shower's radiant point in the Lyra constellation is high above the horizon. The radiant is the point in the sky from which the meteors of a particular shower appear to streak. 

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