Look up and be dumbstruck with wonder: the Lyrid meteor shower will grace the skies this month. Records of this celestial shower date back 2,700 years. Citizens of ancient China may have been speaking of the Lyrid shower when they witnessed meteors “falling like rain” back in 687 BCE.

The Lyrid meteor shower is visible in the northern hemisphere, though it can be seen in the southern hemisphere near where constellation of Lyra is visible. Your best bet for seeing it is to find dark skies away from light pollution.