Fun fact: exciting night sky-related events are actually best seen during pre-dawn hours.
Take the Lyrid meteor shower, for example, which is scheduled to entertain stargazers this weekend: although not visible during the day, experts recommend looking up right before dawn breaks—when the sky is at its darkest.
According to the Griffith Observatory, the meteor shower, which is now active through April 26, will peak in the United States between April 21 and 22. The approximate peak hour is between 3:45am and 4:45am—during which you can expect up to 18 meteors per hour to light up the sky.
As usual, the best way to catch the event is by finding an area with minimal light pollution and overall clearness. Which means that folks living in American cities will want to try and move away from large blinding lights, heading to rural areas instead (while social distancing, of course). The farther you are from artificial brightness, the greater the chance to see the shower happen in all of its glory. You don't even need any special equipment to enjoy it.
In case you miss it, worry not. The Lyrids are due to come back in 2021, as they have every April for the past 2,700 years.