Brazilians Will be Able to Watch a Meteor Shower Over the Weekend

By Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the morning of Sunday, May 5th, a meteor shower will be visible in the Brazilian skies as Halley’s comet, visible from Earth every 75 or 76 years, passes nearby. Its last passage was in 1986, and it will only return on 28th July 2061.

The phenomenon – named Eta Aquaridas, as its point of origin is in the constellation of Aquarius – will provide the visualization of what is popularly called shooting stars, possibly between 30 and 40 of them per hour during the moment of the natural display.

The Eta Aquaridas have been occurring since April 19th and will continue until May 20th, but their peak will happen in the early hours of May 4th, on the night between today and Sunday.

If you’re interested in keeping up with the beautiful meteor shower, set yourself somewhere in low light, preferably in a location away from large urban centers and look east between 2 and 2:30 in the morning.

To visualize the meteor shower, it is recommended to use your own eyes without the aid of any equipment, because these can limit our field of vision and we may end up not seeing anything.