The meteor shower is all set to light up skies late night today (April 21) till early morning tomorrow April 22, and it’s something that shouldn’t be missed out.

A breath taking view of the Lyrid meteor shower will be seen best across the northern hemisphere. When at its peak, up to 20 meteors per hour will be seen sparkling across the skies on Saturday late night to Sunday early morning.

As per The Washington Post, the best viewing time for the shower will be somewhere around Sunday morning at 02:00am in the US, however, the irregular shooting stars can be seen anytime it is dark.

Sky gazers get ready to observe dazzling meteor shower this weekend

The best part about these meteor showers is that there is no need for telescope or binoculars as they can easily be seen with naked eye. Dark places are ideal for viewing this amazing sky event. Places including beaches and lakes are good spots to enjoy the star show.

The Lyrids are the remains from the comet Thatcher and has been observed for over 2,700 years, marking themselves as one of the oldest known showers. Back in 687 BC, Chinese astronomers even compared the Lyrids to a ‘rainfall of stars’. These Lyrids are best recognized for being fast and bright meteors, as per NASA.