If you're looking for something to do late night Monday or very early Tuesday monring you can enjoy the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.
Named from the radiant from the constellation Aquarius, the shower is actually made up of flakes from Halley's Comet, which won't make a re-appearance until 2016. The meteor shower will be best viewed before dawn though some reports state the shower can be viewed earlier, between 9 p.m. and midnight.
Those living in the southern hemisphere will have a greater viewing experience as there should be 60 meteors per hour at shower peak while just 10 meteors per hour in North America. Those living in Australia will have the best view, according to reports.
"Earthgrazers are rarely numerous. But even if you only see a few, you're likely to remember them," Bill Cooke, a member of the Space Environments team at the Marshall Space Flight Center told Space.com.
The best viewing spot is the un-obstructured spot that isn't hindered by city lights.
If you can't get find a good viewing sot, NASA will be doing a live video stream on Ustream starting at 9 p.m. Monday evening. The Slooh Community Observatory will be using YouTube to share its view.
This latest meteor shower comes after the Lyrid meteor shower. The Orionid meteor shower, also courtesy of Halley's Comet, will be visible in October.
