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24/04/22 08:48 AM IST

Lyrid meteor shower

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  • Lyric Meteor showers peaked in Indian skies on April 22nd and will continuously pass through till April 29 at nearly 10-15 meteors every hour.
  • Lyrids are debris of Comet Thatcher, which is currently traveling at a distance of 1,60,00,00,000 kilometers from the planet.
Meteor Shower 
  • The Lyrid meteor is a debris field in Earth's orbit left behind by Comet Thatcher when it was on its way to the Sun in its orbit.
  • Every year when Earth passes around this debris field in its orbit, the remnants of the comet enter the planet's upper atmosphere and burn up from friction.
  • This leaves behind a trail of shooting stars that are called the Lyrid Meteor Shower.
Lyrids 
  • Lyrids have been observed for 2,700 years and are known for their fast and bright meteors, though not as fast or as plentiful as the famous Perseids.
  • Lyrids frequently leave glowing dust trails behind them as they streak through the Earth's atmosphere.
  • These trains can be observable for several seconds.
Meteor Shower 
  • Meteors are bits of rock and ice that are ejected from comets as they manoeuvre around their orbits around the sun.
  • Meteor showers are witnessed when Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by a comet or an asteroid.
Source- India Today 

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