Sky watchers can get a great glimpse of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower as it fills the night sky later this week.
The best views of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower will come in the hours before dawn. That’s because these meteors aren’t extremely bright. As such, darker skies will make it easier to see them as they streak across the sky. NASA provides aTo shower will be most visible for those in the Southern Hemisphere as well as those close to the equator. However, some people in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to get a glimpse of the meteor shower, too.
The shower is heavily associated with Halley’s Comet, which passes Earth every 76 years. Currently, the comet is expected to return sometime in 2061.What is a meteor shower? A meteor shower is exactly what it sounds like. It’s essentially a celestial event in which a number of meteors pass by in the night sky as they burn up in the atmosphere. These celestial objects often radiate light, along them to be seeable even from the ground.
Debris meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere at extremely high speeds and often burn up. Some, however, impact the Earth, leaving small meteorites behind. It’s an intriguing and delightful phenomenon. And it’s one that skywatchers won’t want to miss out on.
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