Lyrids Meteor Shower Begins Tonight — Here's How to Watch
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April marks the return of Oregon’s first major meteor shower of the year, which will peak next week. The Lyrid meteor shower, April 14-30 this year, will peak April 22 — though all three nights around that peak, April 21-23, are expected to be a good show, according to the American Meteor Society.
Astronomer Patrick M. Shober found a new meteor shower—and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun.