The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower is active from mid-April to late May every year, with a peak in the wee morning hours May 4, 5, and 6, when the Moon is a waning gibbous. Though this shower is most visible south of the equator, where the constellation Aquarius is more readily visible, it’s worth getting up for in the North, because there can be up to 30 meteors and hour, emanating from the region of sky where we find the luckiest stars!
Earth activates the Eta Aquariids when it passes through the trail of stuff left by Halley’s Comet.
