One is about to arrive meteor shower, which could be seen this week. THE Eta Aquáridas will reach its peak in the early hours of this Wednesday, from the 5th to the 6th of May.
This astronomical event is associated with Halley’s Comet, which passes Earth approximately every 76 years in its orbit around the Sun. A Eta Aquáridas has been active since April 19, but the phenomenon will only reach its peak this week.
To observe this meteor shower, one of the fastest and most intense on the calendar, no special equipment requiredsuch as telescopes or binoculars.
No Northern Hemispherea The best time to observe will be in the hours before dawn. Despite being more visible in Southern Hemisphereeven so it will be possible to see around ten meteors per houras long as conditions are favorable.
According to the American Meteor Society (AMS), the maximum rate of shooting stars in a clear sky will be about 50 per hour. These meteors travel across the sky at about 66 kilometers per second.
