Lyrid meteor fireball capture on video early this morning Waikele-Waipahu, HI.
Meteor shower peaked overnight into early morning hours. Forecasted 10-15 meteors per hour.
The Lyrids are rock and dust left behind by the comet C/1861 G (Thatcher) as the Earth drifts through a cloud of debris left behind by the icy space rock.

Every year, the Earth intersects with Thatcher's dusty tail and particles of the comet are seen streaking through the sky where the usually burn up.

Specks of meteor travel at about 110,000 mph.

While meteor showers create streaks in the sky that can be seen on Earth from miles away, the meteoroids that cause them are actually quite small.

Some meteors leave brilliant trails behind them in the form of ionized gas.