Early risers can set their eyes on one of the best meteor showers in Australian skies this weekend, with astronomers urged to look east on Saturday and Sunday.

University of Southern Queensland astrophysicist Professor Jonti Horner said the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower will be visible from about 2am across Australia, a couple of hours before sunrise.

“This is the second best meteor shower of the year, so what that means is you might see 20-30 meteors every hour,” he told Gareth Parker on 6PR Breakfast.

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