Start the first full week of May under the night sky with the peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. This shower produces meteors that originate from Halley's Comet.
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00:00Start the first full week of May under the starry skies.
00:11The peak of the Aida Aquarian meteor shower will fall on the night of May 5th and early
00:16morning of May 6th.
00:17The shower favors the southern hemisphere, producing between 40 and 60 meteors per hour.
00:22The northern hemisphere will still have a good showing.
00:25Depending on where you live, you can see between 10 and 30 meteors per hour.
00:29The farther south you live, the higher likelihood you have of seeing shooting stars.
00:34Meteors from the Aida Aquarians are dust and debris left behind by Halley's Comet as Earth
00:39travels through the comet's debris field.
00:42Just another reason you should look for some shooting stars on this night.
00:46Be sure to check out the cloud forecast in your area.
00:48You can do so by visiting AccuWeather.com or by downloading the free AccuWeather app.
00:53Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Jeff Cornish.
00:59I'm Jeff Cornish.