The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower [1]

Accuweather.com- 5/1/13, Mark Paquette

A couple of interesting facts about this meteor shower (meteors are also known as shooting stars):

Mid and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere will average about 10-20 meteors per hours, while closer to the equator (ie. the tropics) and the Southern Hemisphere you could see up to 80.

This meteor shower has a relatively broad peak - meaning you can watch watch it for several days from May 4 through May 7 with the peak hours likely being in the predawn hours of Sunday morning, May 5.

For more information please see Accuweather.com [2]