Eta Aquarid meteor shower to greet early-May night sky

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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.

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