"Breathtaking": The uniqueness of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower on the night of May 6 explained

Eta Aquariids meteor shower will leave persistent trails in the sky

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Astrophysicists said that the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is a "spectacular spectacle." One of its features is the persistent gas trail that the shooting stars will leave in the dawn sky. It is also specified that the meteor shower will be relatively active.

The number of meteors per hour, as reported by starwalk.space , will reach 40-50. Observation of them will be facilitated by the fact that the moon, having reached the first quarter phase, will hide behind the horizon at dawn and will not interfere with observation with its light.

Another interesting fact about the May Aquarids is that they are particles of Halley's Comet, just like another meteor shower, the Orionids. Halley's Comet is the first known periodic comet.

Shooting stars will be visible in the constellation Aquarius, from whose Latin name (quarius) their name comes.

Read the article: " Russia Can See the Peak of the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower at Dawn on May 6 "