The Sky Today on Tuesday, May 6: The Eta Aquariids peak

This morning is the best time to catch the annual Eta Aquariid meteors, born from the debris left by the famous Halley’s Comet.  The shower’s radiant lies in Aquarius, just to the lower left of the 3rd-magnitude star Sadalmelik as the constellation rises a few hours after midnight. That’s fine, though, because the best timeContinue reading “The Sky Today on Tuesday, May 6: The Eta Aquariids peak”
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