Vietnam to watch meteor shower tomorrow

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower - a remarkable astronomical phenomenon this month - will peak in the early morning of May 6 with about 20-30 meteors per hour.

Eta Aquarids is an average meteor shower, occurring annually from April 22 to May 20. In Vietnam, the best time to observe is early morning on May 6, around 3am until dawn.

"At this time, the sun will set early before the Aquarids rise, so it will not hinder observation," said Mr. Dang Vu Tuan Son, Chairman of the Young Astronomers Association.

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower in Indonesia in 2013. Photo: Space.

Most of the Eta Aquariids meteors will originate from the constellation Aquarius, so viewers will only need to look to the eastern sky to see them.

The meteor shower originates from the famous comet 1P/Halley. On its way, this comet leaves behind its debris, forming long streaks of meteors. Every year, when the Earth crosses the comet's path, the meteors hit the Earth's atmosphere and burn up due to atmospheric pressure, creating many shooting stars.

According to VNE