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🌠 Lyrids 2026: Where Science Meets Wonder 🌠
As Earth passes through the debris trail of Comet Thatcher, tiny cosmic particles enter our atmosphere at speeds of nearly 48 km/s, creating brilliant streaks of light ✨
Peaking on April 21–22, the Lyrid Meteor Shower may bring 15–20 meteors per hour, with occasional fireballs and glowing trails that linger in the night sky 🌌
⏰ When to watch:
The best time is after midnight on April 21, with peak activity between 2:00 AM and 5:30 AM on April 22 🌙
📍 Where & how to watch:
From places like Dambulla or anywhere in the Central Province, you have a great chance—especially away from streetlights.
Look toward the northeast sky and find the bright star Vega rising late in the evening ✨
💡 Tip:
Skip binoculars or telescopes—just lie back, let your eyes adjust, and take in the whole sky 🌌
But beyond the science…
Each meteor is a fleeting story—
A spark from the past, traveling through time,
Only to vanish in a moment of brilliance 🌠
🌍 Under one sky, we pause, we watch, we wonder.

𝕊𝕚𝕟𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕒 & 𝕋𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 🌞✨

When the sun begins a new journey,
𝒋𝒐𝒚 finds its way into every heart…

A time to cherish 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬,
to embrace 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔,
and welcome days filled with 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 and 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 🌿

In every smile, we celebrate…
In every moment, we renew…
With the spirit of 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 🌼

𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜, 𝚊 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚑 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝
𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 ✨

🖌️ 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐲 : Kevin Rambleen
🖋️ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 : Pradeep Kumara