A meteor shower is a celestial event where a large number of meteors are seen within a very short period. These things produce large amounts of small particles called meteoroids that spread out along the entire orbit of the comet to form a meteoroid stream each time it swings by the Sun. If the Earth's orbit and the comet's orbit come close enough at some point, then the Earth will pass through this stream for a few days, roughly on a yearly basis, producing a meteor shower.

     Traveling in parallel paths at the same velocity, they will all appear to radiate from a single point in the sky to an observer below. This radiant point is caused by the effect of perspective, similar to railroad tracks converging at a single vanishing point on the horizon when viewed from the middle of the tracks. Meteor showers are almost always named after the constellation from which they appear to originate. 

     Some of the notable meteor showers that can be seen by the naked eye are Perseids and Leonids. Perseids is the most visible shower in most years. It is series of showers peaking on August 12 every year, with a meteor velocity of over one meteor a minute. But the Leonids are more spectacular than the Perseids. Though it just occurs once in 33 years, Leonids, or the king of meteor showers, produce a meteor storm with hundreds of thousands of meteors per hour. Leonid storms occurred three times in the 20^th century (1933, 1966 and 1999). Other strong meteor showers that are visible every year are the Quadrantids, Eta Aquarids, Orionids, and Geminids. 

     Come May 4-5, a shower full of exciting treats will be in store for kids and the kids at heart as Seven Suites Hotel Observatory will take a peek at one of the wonders of the galaxy – the meteor shower of Eta Aquarids. An Astro Cook-out will set sight as planetary buffet dishes will be served. Aside from this, free Astro Kiddie Club memberships will be given away for kids, who will stay and dine in at Seven Suites.