A new moon arrives on Wednesday, April 19, along with the Lyrid meteor shower. The Lyrids are active between April 16 and 25, peaking on the Earth Day weekend with about 20 per hour. Look east after 10 p.m. for these bright falling stars with long tails as the constellation Lyra, the harp, rises in

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