In the days ahead, stargazers will have a chance to witness some Lyrid meteors before the shower hits its peak in activity early next week.

For people in the northern hemisphere, brilliant fireballs are headed your way. The spectacular annual Lyrids meteor shower will illuminate the night sky between April 16-25 and you can spot as many as 10-20 meteors per hour. If you're lucky, the event could produce as many as 100 meteors each hour during the peak on April 21-22.