He stated that the meteor shower can be observed with the naked eye by looking toward the eastern sky during the late-night and pre-dawn hours.
Mr.Weerasekera further explained that the best viewing time is expected between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on May 6, when the meteor activity will be at its peak.
Skywatchers are advised to find a dark location with minimal light pollution for the best experience.
Your best chance to spot shooting stars will be during the predawn hours of May 6, when the shower's radiant — which points into the stream of the oncoming cometary debris — reaches its highest altitude for viewers in the northern hemisphere.
The shower's peak will be strongest for those watching from the southern hemisphere tropics, where up to 50 meteors may be seen streaking across the night sky each hour under ideal conditions, according to the American Meteor Society.
