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Forecast: Mostly Clear Skies for Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak
The Lyrid meteor shower will peak in the early morning hours Monday.
We are in the midst of the first meteor shower since the beginning of 2013. The Lyrid meteor shower began on April 16 and will run through April 26, according to AccuWeather.com.
According to cleardarksky.com, your chances of seeing the showers are best between 3 and 4 a.m. Monday when the Metro Detroit skies will be the darkest and have 10 percent cloud cover.
AccuWeather.com says viewers in some parts of the country may see 10 to 20 meteors or more per hour.
"Lyrid meteors are typically as bright as the stars in the Big Dipper, which is to say, middling brightness, but some are more intense. Even brighter than Venus," said Mark Paquette of AccuWeather, detailing the Lyrids, which are named for their location within the constellation Lyra.
The nearest astronomy club to Royal Oak is the Warren Astronomical Society.
Tell us: It's difficult to star gaze in large metropolitan areas. Where near Royal Oak do you go?
Julian McKinley contributed to this article.
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