#METEORS from
#HALLEY's
#Comet, Source of the Annual
#ETA #Aquariid #Meteor #ShowerEarth is entering a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquariid meteor shower.
Forecasters expect the shower to peak on the nights around May 5th and 6th with 30+ meteors per hour. The best time to look, no matter where you live, is probably during the dark hours before sunrise on Friday.
"Although the shower's peak is still days away, the Canadian Meteor Orbit Radar (CMOR) is already detecting strong activity from the eta Aquariid shower," reports physics professor Peter Brown of the University of Western Ontario.
"Processing from last night shows more than 200 eta Aquariids with orbits loosely matching that of comet 1P/Halley," Brown says. "The equivalent visible rates are about 40 per hour – almost one per minute! Based on these numbers it is clear that sky watchers are in for a treat over the next few nights."
http://spaceweather.com/You don’t need any special equipment to observe a meteor shower; just your eyes. Try and get as far from city lights as possible
(out into the countryside if you can, or into a local park if not),
and get comfortable.
You might want to bring a reclining deck chair with you, as that makes meteorwatching much more civilised! Just lie back and take in as much of the sky as possible. If you’re lucky enough to see a good display of meteors, you might see as many as one a minute, maybe more!
Clear Skies!
Clips credit: ESO, ESA/HUBLE & NASA