“Lyra, the Lyre (an ancient kind of harp), gives its name to the annual Lyrid meteor shower. While they’re no summer Perseids — more like a gentle April shower — the Lyrids reliably return every year to add a little pizzazz to the early spring sky. Since the last significant shower (the Quadrantids) occurred in early January, these meteor-starved eyes welcome their return. The term 'Lyrids' is something of a misnomer because the shower's radiant — the point in the sky from which the meteors emanate — is located 8° southwest of Vega (Lyra's brightest star) in eastern Hercules. ...”
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