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Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks in Early May


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The annual Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower is already underway. It is expected to peak during the nights of 2019 MAY 04-05 & 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 fifty 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 gibbous Moon during the peak this year may provide some interference until it sets.

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

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