Skygazers will still be able to catch the Lyrid meteor shower and full 'pink moon' this week.
Skygazers, time is running out on the latest celestial show: the Lyrid meteor shower and a full 'pink moon' that's not actually pink. The Lyrids, one of the oldest meteor showers, typically peak during late April, according to NASA. Lyrids don't leave behind glowing dust trains but can occasionally produce fireballs. The Lyrids are best seen in the Northern Hemisphere after the moon sets and before dawn, according to NASA.
The moon will not turn pink or even look pink; instead, the moniker comes from a ground-covering plant, moss pink, that's among the earliest bloomers in the spring. Another meteor shower, the Eta Aquarids, is also active between April 15 and May 27, according to Space.com. The peak will fall on the evening of May 4 and in the predawn hours of May 5.
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