The shooting stars of the Lyrids can be seen next week in a few hours at best

The relatively unassuming Lyrids are the last flock of shooting stars in spring in Finland, as the nights become brighter and brighter as we move towards summer. The waxing Moon will disturb Lyrid sightings with its light this year.

The most shooting stars can be seen in the evening on Wednesday of next week, and you should start observing after eleven in the evening. On the peak night, you can see a few lyrids every hour in southern Finland.

The more you can see the shooting stars of the Lyrids, the further south you are in Finland, because in the north it no longer gets properly dark at night.

You should turn your head so that the Moon in the western sky does not hit your field of vision, or shade your eyes from its brightness with your hand, for example, Ursa advises.

Loft got its name from the fact that its meteors appear to come from the direction of the Lyra constellation.

During the most active phase of the Lyrids, you can also see exceptionally bright shooting stars, i.e. fireballs. However, according to Ursa, the Lyrids are not usually accompanied by larger bodies that could fall as meteorites all the way to the Earth’s surface.