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Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks 2019 MAY 05-06


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The annual Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower is already underway. It is expected to peak during the night of 2019 MAY 05-06, but for as many as three nights on either side the rate should be near the peak. Its radiant is in the constellation Aquarius. That is the direction toward which the meteor tails point, but the meteors are equally likely to appear anywhere in your sky. The Eta Aquariids are debris from the famous Comet Halley.

 The Eta Aquariids usually produce about sixty meteors per hour for sharp eyed observers in the southern hemisphere. Expectations are somewhat lessened for northern hemisphere observers due to Aquarius being a southern constellation. The show begins after midnight when Aquarius rises. It will continue through morning twilight. The waxing crescent Moon during the peak this year will not be a hindrance.

 Descriptions of the shower or perhaps even lucky photos would be welcome additions to this thread.

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Edited by CentaurZ
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