☄️ Eta Aquariids · peak May 5 · ~50/hr · 🌕 moon 97%
Thursday, April 19, 1917
– May 28, 1917
All day
Peak: May 5, 1917, around 10:00 UTC — up to about 50 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon will be 97% lit: a bright Moon, which will wash out all but the brightest 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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