Meteor shower of Halley's comet seen peaking during weekend
Earth passed through the thickest debris left by Halley's Comet during the weekend, with the glowing comet remnants expected to light up the night sky at rates of up to 40 per hour. Known as 'Eta Aquariids', the meteor shower gets its name as it appears to come from the Aquarius constellation, near Eta Aquarii, one of Aquarius' brightest stars.