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Pasha would always text us detailing when and where best to see meteor showers. For all the events below, go find a dark spot away from the city, lie down, and look up. One of the most incredible showers I got to see with papa was from a stranger's canoe on the beach of a little pond in Nickerson State Park... we couldn't keep count of all the falling stars, and many of them left sparkling red trails of burning silicates
April 21 and 22, 2025 - The Lyrids
In a dark sky with no moon, you might see 10 to 15 Lyrids per hour. In 2025, since the radiant rises before midnight, watch for meteors before the fat crescent moon rises after midnight. The Lyrids are known for uncommon surges that can sometimes bring rates of up to 100 per hour! -earthsky.org
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May 5, 2025 - The Eta Aquariids
In the southern half of the U.S., you might see 10 to 20 meteors per hour under a dark sky, with no moon, when the radiant is high in the sky. Farther south – at latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere – you might see two to three times that number.
Note: The Eta Aquariids’ radiant will be on the ecliptic, which will ride low in the sky on spring mornings as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. That’s why this shower favors the Southern Hemisphere. It’s often that hemisphere’s best meteor shower of the year. -earthsky.org
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