The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower

Our planet in space by one of the most popular cone rotation through the rest of the debris cloud, with a very interesting and reliable meteor shower will bring. We May 5, join with a view Slooh maximum Aquariids bones together in 2016.

Maximum rain of Saturday night, Slooh perfect journey with you to see your star, will present a live broadcast. We fascinating facts, fun anecdotes and intriguing'll ancient heroes and monsters.

Earth, the comet 1 / P Halley's debris is not directly facing the famous comets and ice from the dusty walk through the old curriculum, annual seeds to Aquariids. We are going through a second stream of comet Halley in late October. This result Orionid meteor shower. If you lose Halley's Comet in 1986, so the final incarnation of the time, you can see the burning sand-grain-sized bits of comets put air in at least two meteor showers.

The size of the seeds Aquariids 4 stars in the constellation of Aquarius takes its name from the bone Aquarii. The star 168 light-years away, and no physical contact meteor shower. But Earth comet meteor appears as a point to find their ways back to the sky near the stars move through the remainder of Heli flakes.

Aquarius is located well south celestial equator, because the southern hemisphere observers to better meteor shower and maybe considered as the best for the deep South stargazers. 30-60 meteors per hour rate is normal. North stargazers can see maybe half full at most, but it is still attractive opportunity. On average slightly faster bone Aquarids and 66 km / s (148,000 mph) into the atmosphere.

Most meteor showers, with twilight hours ago, the Earth into the meteor stream, is the best time to identify the bones Aquarids. You do not need to see the meteors to find bone Aquarii stars. They can occur anywhere in the sky.