Meteor shower from Halley’s Comet will be visible Tuesday night. Here’s how you can see it
The American Meteor Society said bright moonlight will hold observed rates below 5 meteors per hour during the shower’s peak.
- The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower reached its peak overnight between Tuesday, May 5, and Wednesday, May 6, as Earth passed through debris from Halley's Comet.
- NASA explains that this annual event occurs when Earth intersects trails of ice and dust shed by Halley's Comet, which orbits the sun every 76 years.
- An 84% waxing-gibbous moon will likely wash out fainter streaks, so the American Meteor Society advises stargazers to seek dark locations away from light pollution before dawn.
- Northern Hemisphere viewers can expect roughly 10 to 30 streaks per hour through mid-May, while Southern Hemisphere observers may spot 50 meteors hourly, according to NASA.
- This display remains active until May 28, serving as the final major shower before the Southern Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids peak in late July.
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Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with the naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across the night sky, are one of them. The latest major meteor shower is the Eta Aquarids, which has been active since April 19 and is forecast to continue through May 28, according to the American Meteor Society. The shower reaches its peak Tuesday night into …
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