The peak will occur May 5-6 2024. What is the Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower?

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Meteor Rain is an astronomical phenomenon that usually occurs every month. Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower is a meteor shower phenomenon whose peak usually occurs in May every year.

According to the site NASA, the Eta Aquarids meteor is known for its speed, with the meteor traveling approximately 148,000 mph (66 km/s) into the Earth’s atmosphere. This meteor shower can move quickly in a few seconds to minutes. Generally, there are 30 meteors per hour that can be seen at peak time.

Reported by the site Spacethe Eta Aquarids meteor shower is active between April 15 to May 27 and its peak is predicted to occur on May 5-6 2024. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is best seen from the Southern Hemisphere or near the equator, although people at some northern latitudes also can observe it.

What is the Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower?

Quoted from the LAPAN Space Science Center website, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower is a meteor shower that originates from the constellation Aquarius, specifically the star Eta Aquarii. Even though it comes from the constellation Aquarius, to see this meteor shower you don’t need to look from the direction where the constellation Aquarius is located, because the appearance of meteors on Eta Aquarid can come from all corners of the sky.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will appear around mid-April to the end of May, when the final crescent moon phase is 23 days old so there is minimal interference from moonlight.

The name of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is based on the radian located in the star Eta-Aquarii in the Aquarius constellation. The source of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower comes from fragments of comet 1P/Halley which has an appearance period every 76 years.

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower (Photo: NASA/MSFC/B. Cooke)

How to See the Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

Quoted from the BRIN website, meteor shower is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs when meteoroid sky objects burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere. These objects could come from the remains of comets or asteroids that also orbit the Sun.

To observe a meteor shower, you can look for a dark place with a wide view (no tall buildings), be it a mountain or a beach. If you can stand under the radiant in any hemisphere then there will be more meteor showers.

You can also use a ready-made tent while camping or prepare a seat/sofa because the wait can be very long. And when it comes out once it can be a lot, but the break is also long. While chatting with friends and bringing supplies will also be fun.

As for seeing the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, Bill Cooke, head of the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recommends leaving the house at 02.00 am local time.

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