Active from April 16-25, the Lyrid meteor shower can produce particularly bright "shooting stars" known as fireballs, which makes i

Here's when the Lyrid meteor shower will be visible in Arizona in April 2025 and how to see it. The Lyrid meteor shower will be visible April 17-26, 2025. It will peak on the night of April 21 and 22. The best time to watch any meteor shower is from midnight to dawn when the sky is darkest.

The Lyrid meteor shower, which this year peaks on the night of April 22-23 and is best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere, is caused by debris from the C/1861 G1 comet. The moon being in its waning phases and largely below the horizon gives us the best chance of dark skies.