After Solar Eclipse, People Will See Meteor Shower Tomorrow

VIVA – After the solar eclipse a few days ago, people can see the April Lyrid meteor shower that will happen tomorrow. These meteors are in the oldest category that has been known for almost 27 centuries. The April Lyrid is the first significant meteor shower to appear since the Quadrantid meteor shower on January 3, 2023.

Since then, for almost 16 weeks, the celestial calendar has had no significant meteor display. The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower will happen on Sunday, March 23, 2023, at 8:03 pm in Western Indonesian time.  

The Lyrids are fairly fast-moving meteors, which can be seen every night from April 16 to 25. This event generally produces more than half of the maximum number of meteor showers over a day or two.

During peak times, observers can count between 10 and 20 meteors per hour. The Lyrids are described as rich in faint meteors, although there are occasional bright ones.

The intensity in Indonesia is 13-16 meteors per hour. The phenomenon is named after the radian located in the constellation Lyra. The source of this meteor shower comes from comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher).

The intensity at the zenith reaches 18 meteors per hour with a speed of 176,400 km per hour. The shower can be seen from April 22 at 10.30 pm in the northeast, culminating in the north at 4 am and fading in the northwest as the Sun rises.

The phase of the Moon during the meteor shower is an early crescent phase of 8 percent in the northern hemisphere and sets at 7.30 pm in the west. Lunar elongation is 115 degrees, so this meteor shower is not affected by moonlight intervention.