Photos: 2020 Lyrid meteor shower lights up the night sky
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Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The starry sky shines over the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein, Neukirchen, Germany, on April 22, 2020. (Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The Lyrid meteor shower streaks across the sky over Michaelskapelle on April 21, 2020, in Niederhollabrunn, Austria. (Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 Startrails are seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over Michaelskapelle on April 20, 2020, in Niederhollabrunn, Austria. (Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The starry sky shines over a field in Schleswig-Holstein, Neukirchen, Germany, on April 22, 2020. (Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The starry sky shines above a tree and a windmill in Schleswig-Holstein, Neukirchen, Germany, on April 22, 2020. (Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 A meteor crosses the sky illuminated under the stars on a clear night on April 21, 2020, in London. (Simon Robling/Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 Shooting stars can be seen in the sky above the Eifel National Park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleiden, Germany, on April 20, 2020. (Marius Becker/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 Shooting stars can be seen in the sky above the Eifel National Park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleiden, Germany on April 20, 2020. (Marius Becker/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 A meteor from the Lyrid meteor shower is seen in the night sky over Saltburn on April 21, 2020, in Saltburn by the Sea, United Kingdom. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
Lyrid meteor shower 2020 A meteor from the Lyrid meteor shower is seen in the night sky over Saltburn on April 21, 2020, in Saltburn by the Sea, United Kingdom. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)