CNN —The total solar eclipse has come and gone, but sky-gazers have reason to keep looking up — a meteor shower will peak this week right before a full moon rises.
The Lyrid meteor shower will be most active Sunday night through the early morning hours of Monday, according to the American Meteor Society.
And April’s full moon, also known as the pink moon, reaches the crest of its full phase at 7:49 p.m.
The pink moon actually got its moniker due to its annual appearance not long after the start of spring, much like its namesake, a hot pink wildflower called Phlox subulata that blooms in early springtime, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Instead, an annular solar eclipse creates a “ring of fire” in the sky as the sun’s light surrounds the moon.
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