br pA Lyrid meteor shower reached its peak on Saturday, April 22, just as lightning sprites and the Aurora Australis dazzled those watching the night’s sky from Kiama, New South Wales.ppDavid Finlay captured the display from the coastal town. The annual Lyrid meteor showera produces between 15 to 20 meteors per houra during its peak.pbr pFinlay joked that the Lyrid shower had been “photobombed” by the electrical storm and Aurora Australis, a radiant excitation of atomsa created when plasma are ejected by the Sun.pbr pThe Lyrids typically last for about 10 days, from April 16 each year, and are produced as the Earth passes through the dusty trail of Comet Thatcher.