It is time for stargazers to get their cameras ready to capture the Lyrid meteor shower as it is expected to peak tonight.

Usually, the spectacular meteor shower is active between April 16 and 25 every year.

The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak tonight making it the perfect time to snap the celestial display.

Meteor showers, or shooting stars, are caused when pieces of debris, known as meteorites, enter Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of around 43 miles per second, burning up and causing streaks of light.

The Lyrids takes its name from the constellation of Lyra the Harp, where the shooting stars appear to originate from.

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