Meteor Shower Alert ~ 05 May 2022

The Night Sky Guy
Meteor Shower Alert:

05 MAY 2022
Shooting stars will grace the skies tonight and through Saturday, as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower kicks into gear.
The best display will happen
TOMORROW May 5, 2022 and into the following morning. Astronomers expect up to 10 to 30 meteors an hour will be visible streaking through the northeast skies starting around 10 p.m. local time. For the best views, head outside after the moon sets and look for the constellation Aquarius, the water bearer, in the east. Meteors will appear to radiate from this region of the sky. You’ll see the most shooting stars from dark skies away from city lights, but you can probably catch a few of the brighter meteors, including a couple fireballs, even from a suburban backyard.
This meteor shower’s claim to fame is that it is created by leftover pieces of Halley’s comet, which last swung past Earth in 1986. The famous comet won't be back until 2062, but every year we can still see sand grain-size particles shed by this icy visitor burn up high above our heads.
For those of you up before dawn watching the peak of the shower, don't forget to check out the amazing line up of planets in the east.


Janet Miller