It’s often that hemisphere’s best meteor shower of the year … but not in 2023, when moonlight will drown out most meteors. That’s why this shower favors the Southern Hemisphere. Note: The Eta Aquariids’ radiant will be on the ecliptic, which will ride low in the sky on spring mornings as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. Farther south – at latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere – you might see two to three times that number. That’s why before dawn will be the best time to watch this shower.Įxpected meteors at peak, under ideal conditions: In the southern half of the U.S., you might see 10 to 20 meteors per hour under a dark sky, with no moon, when the radiant is high in the sky. Radiant: Will rise in the wee hours, climbing toward its highest point at dawn. Moonlight will obscure the 2023 Eta Aquariids. Nearest moon phase: Full moon will fall at 17:34 UTC on May 5. So you can expect elevated numbers of meteors a few days before and after the peak time … albeit in moonlight. And the peak of this shower stretches out over several days. But times vary between different experts. The American Meteor Society is listing 15 UTC on May 6 as the shower’s predicted** peak time. If you want to try watching in moonlight, try the mornings of May 5, 6 and 7, 2023, in the hours before dawn. When to watch: Full moon will fall at the peak of the 2023 Eta Aquariid shower. Our yearly crowd-funding campaign is going on now. Help! EarthSky needs your support to continue. Next up is the Eta Aquariid meteor shower followed by the daytime Arietids, in early June.
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