Lyrids

An annual meteor shower, sometimes called the April Lyrids, the radiant of which lies on the border between the constellations Lyra and Hercules. The shower peaks around 22 April and the normal limits are 19-25 April. The meteor stream is associated with Comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1). Though normally sparse, the shower has occasionally been good. Records of the shower date back 2,500 years.