Lyrid Meteor Showers Expected to Peak Monday Night

The Lyrid meteor shower 2013 peak is here, and while it'll be chilly outside, the skies should be clear.

According to Space.com, the meteor shower can be seen in the eastern night sky tonight. The bright moon is expected to wash out fainter meteors with only the brighter ones visable.

The skies have been largely empty of visible meteor showers since the Quadrantids of early January, but the shooting stars of the Lyrids have been a reliable spectacle for over 2,600 years.

The Lyrids meteor shower peaks in 2013 on Monday, April 22.

The Lyrids tend to be bright and often leave trails and tend to peak at about 10-20 meteors per hour. One of the unpredictable aspects of this shower, though, is that it’s known for uncommon surges that sometimes result in up to 100 shooting stars per hour.