☄️ Eta Aquariids · peak May 5 · ~50/hr · 🌓 moon 36%
Thursday, April 19, 1900
– May 28, 1900
All day
Peak: May 5, 1900, around 01:00 UTC — up to about 50 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon will be 36% lit: some moonlight, which will hide the fainter meteors. Meteors seem to come from Aquarius; the debris is from Halley's Comet. Debris from Halley's Comet, best from the Southern Hemisphere, before dawn. Peak times and rates: the International Meteor Organization's working list.
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