April is also the tail end of the northern lights season in destinations like Alaska and Iceland.
If youre planning a last-minute trip, here areour favorite spots to scout auroras.
The months night sky spectacles, from planet sightings to meteor showers, will keep you busy.
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Here are the top events to bookmark.
The new moon the best time for dark-sky stargazing hits on April 20.
(The Pleiades are a group of more than 800 stars located about 410 light-years from Earth.)
To see this event, look to the western sky after sunset in the Northern Hemisphere.
A hybrid solar eclipse, as the name suggests, is a blend of the two.
The best viewing locales include Western Australia, Timor-Leste, and West Papua,according toSky at Night Magazine.
(Catch a livestream of the event atTimeAndDate.com’s YouTube channel.)
April 21: Lyrid Meteor Shower
The Lyrid meteor shower couldnt have better timing this year.
That said, 10 to 20 meteors per hour is more likely,according to EarthSky.org.
To spot the streaks,look for the Vega starin the Lyra constellation from the Northern Hemisphere.
The higher Vega appears in your sky, the more meteors youre likely to see, EarthSky.org reported.
Its next above-average outburst is expected for 2042.
