CHARLOTTE — The Lyrid meteor shower is the first of the year, and we could see up to 20 meteors per hour, meteorologist Joe Puma said.
While the peak of the meteor shower was Tuesday night, we should still have a great night for stargazers on Wednesday night.
Skies will be clear, and the moon is still new, so it will be very dark to watch shooting stars.
Meteors are typically faint and fast-moving and are not as bright as other meteor showers.
The shower occurs as the Earth passes through the debris from the comet known as Thatcher.
The best way to view it is to go to a dark location away from city lights and allow the eyes to adjust for 15 to 30 minutes.
This means no looking at your phone.
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