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Lyrid Meteor Shower Builds Toward Peak Next Week Under Dark Skies

Low moonlight makes this one of the better years to catch 10–20 meteors an hour from Comet Thatcher’s debris.

Geminid Meteor Shower Begins Today, With Peak Expected Dec. 13–14

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Predawn Nov. 17 Under Dark, Moonlight-Free Skies