Meteor shower alert!

ETA AQUARID METEOR SHOWER:  If you see a meteor flit across the sky tonight, it could be a piece of Halley's Comet. Earth is crossing a stream of dusty debris from Halley and this is causing the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. Sky watchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere (where the shower is most intense) could see as many as 70 meteors per hour during the dark hours before dawn on Monday, May 5th, and Tuesday, May 6th.  The show is diminished at northern latitudes where rates may be 15 meteors per hour or less.  Check http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and more information.

Our local forecast calls for mostly clear skies overnight with lows in the 30s. It could be perfect for a little skywatching.