The Sky This Week from April 17 to 24: The Lyrid meteor shower peaks

<p>Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, April 24Venus passes 0.8° due north of Uranus at 1 A.M. EDT. After their close conjunction yesterday, the two remain within 1.5° of each other in the evening sky tonight, offering a second chance to spot them in a single field of view<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/the-sky-this-week/the-sky-this-week-from-april-24-to-may-1-2026/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"The Sky This Week from April 17 to 24: The Lyrid meteor shower peaks"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/the-sky-this-week/the-sky-this-week-from-april-24-to-may-1-2026/">The Sky This Week from April 17 to 24: The Lyrid meteor shower peaks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>