A meteor shower will light up the summer skies over the UK this week and should last for 10 days.
The Lyrid meteor shower will start on Thursday, April 16 and will see one shooting star flash across the sky every four to six minutes, reports Devon Live.
This year's Lyrid meteor shower will peak after dark on the night of April 22 and last until April 25
Normally the Lyrids produce 10 to 15 visible meteors an hour but sometimes the shower can surge to greater number in dark skies.
The Lyrids happen when debris left by Comet Thatcher, which last visited the inner Solar System in 1861 and will not return until 2276, burns up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
This year the Lyrids occur during the New Moon so the sky should be dark, and clear weather will mean a good view.
To see the shooting stars, look towards the North East after dark towards the constellation Lyra, The Harp.
If it is cloudy, you can check out the Exeter Observatory website and watch live meteors being detected on the radar and camera detectors here.
