April's new moon begins this evening. A new moon occurs when our moon's orbit around Earth moves it between Earth and the Sun. As a consequence of this we are rewarded with exceptionally dark
skies and star-gazing opportunities optimized.
Why
is this important? The darker sky coincides with the Lyrid meteor shower. This meteor shower is made up of the
remains of the Comet Thatcher and could produce up to 10-20 meteors per hour. Your
best viewing opportunities begin late night tonight and they're expected to . They're expected to peak April
22 - 23.
Look
to the northeast for these shooting stars to originate from the radiant.
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