How to watch stunning Eta Aquariid meteor shower in skies above Sheffield

Stargazers are set for a spectacular show, with up to 40 shooting stars an hour lighting up the skies above Sheffield during the Eta Aquariid meteor shower.
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The stunning celestial display, created as the Earth passes through the dust left over from Halley’s Comet, is expected to peak on the night of Tuesday, May 5, with meteors visible until early the following morning.

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Tania de Sales Marques, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, told the PA news agency that the best chance to see it would be in the hours just before dawn, facing the eastern sky.

A meteor shower (pic: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)A meteor shower (pic: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
A meteor shower (pic: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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The meteor shower takes its name from the constellation of Aquarius in the southern hemisphere, where the shooting stars appear to originate from.

Meteoroids from Halley's Comet strike the Earth's atmosphere at approximately 150,000mph (240,000kph), burning up in the process and leaving bright streaks in the sky as they break apart.