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Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower this Earth Day (night)

WASHINGTON — Mother Nature is putting on quite the show Wednesday night for Earth Day, and millions can get a clear view of the Lyrid meteor shower, provided they’re away from bright city lights.

Around 11 p.m. on April 22, just before Earth Day comes to an end, Ƶapp’s Space Guy Greg Redfern says, look up — east-northeast, specifically.

“If you look in that general area starting about 11 or so, or a few hours before dawn,  you should see some meteors out of that section of the sky,” Redfern says.

The annual shower usually produces 10 to 12 visible meteors an hour, but is predicting 10 to 20 an hour for this year’s shower.

“The shower can produce fireballs, which is a technical term for something that is about as bright as Venus. So it’s worth seeing,” he says.

You can also catch the shower indoors by watching of the meteor shower.

Megan Cloherty

An award-winning journalist, Megan Cloherty is podcast host and producer of the “22 Hours: An American Nightmare.” She previously served as Ƶapp Investigative Reporter covering breaking news, crime and courts.

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