According to the American Meteor Society, around 18 "shooting stars" per hour could be visible during the height of the shower. However, with the peak set to occur in daylight in North America and a waning moon rising as a crescent after midnight on April 21, the best time to look — if skies are clear — will be immediately after it gets dark.

The skies of April and May are about to be lit up by two of the year's most beautiful meteor shower events. Commencing on April 17, and visible until April 26, the Lyrid meteor shower will fall mostly the northern hemisphere,