Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 On April 22

WASHINGTON, (GaeaTimes.com)- Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 is said to be pacing up and will be at its peak on the morning of April 22.Reportedly, the Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 started on April 16 with minimal flashes in the sky but on April 22 the whole phenomenon will be at its best. Geologists told the media that as speculated, there shall be 10-12 meteor showers in an hour. The entire phenomenon of the Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 shall last for a span of three to four hours and will be more clearly visible in the county skies than in the cities owing to lesser pollution.

Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 usually happens when Comet Thatcher comes in close proximity to Earth which results in the meteor showers flashing up in the sky. After Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010, the comet shall pass Earth in the year of 2267. The radiance of the Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 will have its sources somewhere in between the constellations of Hercules and Lyra.

Unlike eclipse, that requires every eclipse gazer to wear special glasses to witness the phenomenon, the Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 won’t require any such things. Instead people can watch the meteor shower with their naked eyes, without any fear. It was observed in the year of 1982 that the Lyrids Meteor Shower reached up to a maximum of 90 showers per hour which is still a record number of meteor showers ever witnessed. This time the moon sets at 2 am in the morning which shall mark the start of Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010. Besides, Lyrids Meteor Shower 2010 falls on April 22, which is also the Earth Day and that makes this day even more significant.