The Eta Aquarids are usually active between April 19 and May 28 every year.
Nevertheless, the shower is still visible in the northern hemisphere, although it may only produce rates of 10 to 30 meteors per hour from the equator northward, according to the AMS. Those living in more southerly U.S. states are usually able to see more meteors than those in northern states.
Meteor showers are celestial events during which several meteors appear to originate from a single point in the night sky—what's known as the radiant. These events take place when the Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris left behind by comets and, in rare cases, asteroids. Stock image: Eta Aquarid meteors as seen over Half Dome, California, Yosemite National Park, in 2014.The debris left behind by the comet also circles our star, and the Earth passes through this stream of ice and dust in May and October every year, leading to the Eta Aquarid and Orionid meteor showers, respectively. The Aquarids are the outbound pieces of debris from the comet, while the Orionids are the inbound particles.
In the case of the Eta Aquarids, the meteors burn up while traveling at speeds of nearly 150,000 miles per hour.
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