Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower, May 6th
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 1:00 am, MDT, on Thursday, May 6th, 2010. Predicted activity at peak is 60 meteors per hour. The Eta Aquarids are result of the Earth passing through the debris field left behind comet Halley. There is another meteor shower also attributed to Halley’s Comet, the Orionids in October.