
Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower peaks tonight with up to 50 shooting stars every hour - here's the best time to see the spectacular display from the UK
Daily MailOne of the fastest meteor showers of the year is nearly upon us, astronomers say. Up to 50 'shooting stars' per hour will streak through the night sky when the Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks in the early hours of tomorrow. They are named after the constellation Aquarius as they fall from that point in the sky and specifically the star Eta Aquarii A composite taken over three nights using two cameras, of the Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower in 2013 How to see the Eta Aquariids The Eta Aquariids are viewable in both the northern and southern hemispheres, although the best view is generally in the southern hemisphere. A meteor shower happens when Earth passes through the path of a comet - icy, rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system Meteor showers in 2024 Quadrantids Lyrids Eta Aquariids Alpha Capricornids Delta Aquariids Perseids Draconids Orionids Taurids Leonids Geminids Ursids Source: Royal Museums Greenwich 'The central slice of UK is probably the best bet,' Criswick told MailOnline. 'If the Earth passes through the comet's orbit any material deposited by the comet could become meteors or shooting stars in the sky,' said Don Pollacco, a physics professor at the University of Warwick.
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