Lyrid Meteor Shower to Peak <br />on Wednesday Night The first meteor shower of spring that is visible around <br />the world will peak on Wednesday, April 22. Between midnight and 5 a.m. local time will be <br />the best viewing times, according to the <br />American Meteor Society. The Lyrid meteor shower typically has between <br />10 and 20 meteors per hour during its peak. The spring meteor shower is named after the Lyra constellation. It is one of the oldest known meteor showers<br />with records that date back 2,700 years, <br />according to EarthSky. A grouping of Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will also <br />be visible in some areas, which will not happen <br />again for a couple years, according to NASA.
