Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak this weekend, and it could be a great show for skywatchers who are in the right place at the right time. The annual display of "shooting stars" (which are actually tiny meteors burning up in Earth's atmosphere) will peak overnight on May 5 and 6, which coincides with the night of May's full Flower Moon. Sadly, that will make it more difficult to see anything other than the brightest meteors.
However, NASA is predicting a "significant outburst," which could produce double the usual number of shooting stars' each hour.
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