Eta Aquariids
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The Eta Aquariids are a meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet. The shower is visible from about April 19 to about May 28 each year with peak activity on or around May 5. Unlike most major annual meteor showers, there is no sharp peak for this shower, but rather a broad maximum with good rates that last approximately one week centered on May 5. The meteors we currently see as members of the Eta Aquariid shower separated from Halley's Comet hundreds of years ago. The current orbit of Halley's Comet does not pass close enough to the Earth to be a source of meteoric activity.
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Eta Aquariids meteor shower: When and where you can see it in the UKThe Eta Aquariid meteor shower is expected to peak in the early hours of Saturday 6 May.Sky News - Published |
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