Eta Aquarid meteor shower

Eta Aquarid meteor shower radiant point

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earthsky.org- 5/4/3, Deborah Byrd

 

The radiant point of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is near the star Eta in the constellation Aquarius the Water Bearer.

 

The radiant point of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is near the star Eta in the constellation Aquarius the Water Bearer

 

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower follows so closely behind April’s Lyrid meteor shower that it tends to be overlooked each year. Don’t overlook it! The shower might be an even better one than the Lyrids since there will be less moon in the sky.

 

Link: Earthsky.com

 

 

See Eta Aquarid meteor shower before dawn May 4 and 5

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Earthsky.org - 5/3/13, Bruce McClure

 

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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is now peaking in the wee hours before dawn. Its maximum is expected to come in the predawn sky on Sunday morning – May 5, 2013 – in the dark hour before astronomical twilight. Under ideal conditions, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower produces up to 20 to 40 meteors per hour – or possbly even higher meteor numbers in the Southern Hemisphere. Luckily, the thin waning crescent moon will not seriously intrude on this year’s Eta Aquarid shower

 

Link: Earthsky.com

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