Lyrid meteor display is visible in skies across the globe every year in April , and has been observed for 2,700 years . Number of meteors is unpredictable , usually peaking at around five to 20 an hour , but has reached 100 per hour . Comment:
Lyrid meteor display is visible in skies across the globe every year in April , and has been observed for 2,700 years . Number of meteors is unpredictable , usually peaking at around five to 20 an hour , but has reached 100 per hour . Graeme Whipps captured this image of meteors passing through the skies over Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire yesterday .