Best meteor shower in Southern Hemisphere peaks tonight
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A meteor shower stemming from Halley's Comet will peak soon. Here's when and how to catch a glimpse of a shooting star. (AP Photo)
While visible in both hemispheres, the Eta Aquarids are most striking from the southern tropics. In northern skies, these meteors appear low on the horizon, at a rate of only about 10 streaks per hour, according to NASA. They radiate from the constellation Aquarius, which will be visible near the eastern horizon in the hours before dawn.
Over the past year, I gathered 11 shower filters to install and test in my own apartment in search of the very best ones. Here’s what I found.
If you often find your hair dull and skin aggravated after showering, a good filtered shower head can help. Their built-in filters are designed to reduce irritating substances commonly found in the water supply, including chlorine, lead and hard-water minerals
The idea came to me when I saw these adhesive shower bins from Umbra. The bins (which come in a two-pack) are intended to be used as shower caddies that stick to your shower wall with waterproof adhesive strips.
Here's where, when, and how to catch the dazzling displays.
When you take a shower, which direction do you face? You probably haven’t given this question much thought. However, your answer reveals a lot about you. There seems to be a debate online on shower facing direction,