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*This meteor shower lasts for a week approximately. May 4 will be the peak of activity (I can only create 1 date for this Event, so have chosen the 8th as a "middle.") From universe today.com:
...the Eta Aquarids reach their peak. With a fall rate of about 21 per hour, this highly dependable annual shower is the offspring of Comet Halley. With far less Moon to interfere, these bright yellow meteors with outstanding trails are well worth looking for. If skies are cloudy, don't worry; The Eta Aquarid stream stays active for another week.
--Cindy
We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)
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http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/eta … tml]Update
*Meteors will be visible regardless of where you live on the globe. The southern hemisphere will apparently get the lion's share of meteors: An estimated average of between 15 to 60 per hour (compared to 5 to 10 for northern hemisphere observers).
Also: Mars will be in the picture, so to speak. Mars is currently in Aquarius, so can see it and the meteor shower.
Article includes sky map, a diagram showing the orbit of Halley's comet (these meteors originate from "leftovers" of Halley's approaches towards the Sun).
--Cindy
We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)
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