Stargazers across the U.S. can celebrate Earth Day with one of the night sky's best annual shows: the Lyrids. This meteor shower began earlier in April but will peak over the weekend — excellent timing for those of us who want to sleep in after a night of meteor-watching. The Lyrids will peak this year during the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, April 23, NASA communicator Preston Dyches says in a recent explainer. You might still see a few shooting stars in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday and Monday, too. NASA says the Lyrid meteor shower can produce 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour at its peak. These meteors are often fast and bright, known for occasional extra-bright "fireballs." They're also known to occasionally surprise stargazers with as many as 100 meteors per hour — the last time this happened was in 1982. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/lyrids-meteor-shower-2023-when-how-to-watch/507-dc4c7849-5bdb-4be6-a6d6-038842e1388b ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay