2021 Lyrid meteor shower becomes active this week: How to watch the show - CNET

The 2012 Lyrid meteor shower as captured by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station. .

Meteor season is back with the annual peak of the Lyrid meteor shower.

The first three months of most years represent a relative dry spell for night sky watchers, as typically not much happens between the Quadrantid meteor shower in early January and the Lyrids.

Then they will peak on the evening of April 21 into the early morning hours of April 22.  If you can't get out that night or the weather doesn't cooperate where you are, one night before or after the peak is also expected to present a pretty good viewing opportunity as well.

Whenever you go out to look for Lyrids, get as far away from light pollution as possible and find a spot like an open field or hilltop with a broad, unobstructed view of the night sky.