The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower is an annual celestial event that occurs from late April to mid-May, peaking around May 5th and 6th. It results from Earth passing through the debris left by Comet Halley, with the meteors appearing to originate from the constellation Aquarius. This shower is known for its swift and bright meteors, offering about 40 meteors per hour under optimal conditions in the Southern Hemisphere. Credit: SciTechDaily.comtussle with the Moon, Mercury makes a brief a.m.
And if you have a clear view to the horizon, you might just catch a glimpse of Mercury rising in the hour before the Sun. It’s shining pretty brightly, but it’s also low in the sky and competing with dawn twilight, so it makes for a good challenge. Those in the Southern Hemisphere will have an easier time spotting Mercury, as it rises a good bit higher in the sky for you.
The shower peaks overnight on May 5th and into the morning of the 6th. You can see meteors from this shower the whole week centered around the peak night, though. The place on the sky where the meteors appear to originate, the radiant, is in the constellation Aquarius, so you’ll have a chance to see meteors as long as the radiant is above the horizon, with more meteors the higher that point rises in the sky.
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