Space.com highlights the ongoing meteor shower expected to graze the earth’s atmosphere during the month of May. The meteor shower is expected to peak tonight, May 4 into the early hours of May 5.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks overnight from Saturday (May 4) to Sunday (May 5), when the moon will be about 1% full. The full event, however, lasts until about May 28. (Some calendars put the peak at May 5-6, when there should be excellent viewing as well.) Space.com

More about this meteor shower in particular:

Meteor showers are made up of the particles in a comet’s trail. The Eta Aquarids come from Halley’s Comet, which last passed through the inner solar system in 1986. That object is set to return in 2061.

Where to look to spot these meteors, the article goes on to say:

Viewers standing near the equator and in the Southern Hemisphere will have the best view, while folks in northern latitudes will have to look close to the horizon to catch these meteors — setting themselves up to see fewer, but more impressive, long streaks from “Earth-grazing” meteors, according to Space.com skywatching columnist Joe Rao. Northern viewers can expect to see up to 10 meteors per hour.