Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight!

(KYMA, KECY, CNN)- The first meteor shower of spring, known as the Lyrid meteor shower, will present a night skywatching show beginning on Sunday evening and peaking on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.

There hasn't been a meteor shower to light up the sky since early January, and this one will be visible around the globe.

Unlike 2019, the waning moon will allow a better view of these bright meteors.

Late evening and early morning hours based on your location, between midnight and 4 a.m to 5 a.m. local time, may be the best time to see shooting stars, or meteors that burn up in our atmosphere, according to the American Meteor Society.

Before midnight will be the best time to see slower, longer meteors that streak horizontally across the sky, called earthgrazers.

Some of them have trails that glow for seconds after the meteor has disappeared.