ETA Aquarids Meteor Shower 2020 Photos: Halley’s Comet Leaves a Beautiful Trail in the Dark Night Sky
Eta Aquarids meteor shower created by debris from Comet Halley rained down today. Stargazers were treated to a stunning celestial event as the night sky brightened up. Every year, Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak during early May as Earth passes through the debris trail from Halley's Comet (1P/Halley).
Eta Aquarids meteor shower created by debris from Comet Halley rained down today. Stargazers were treated to a stunning celestial event as the night sky brightened up. They are generally visible from between April 19 to May 28 each year and this year it peaked on May 5. Every year, Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak during early May as Earth passes through the debris trail from Halley's Comet (1P/Halley). As the shower created a stunning show in heaven, stargazers and sky lovers took to social media sharing pictures of the meteors as they swift past in the skies. Check below to find a collection of beautiful Eta Aquarids meteor shower. ETA Aquarids Meteor Shower 2020 Date and Time: Know All About Shooting Stars Set to Grace Skies Soon.
Talking about the shower, Associate Professor Michael Brown, from the Monash School of Physics and Astronomy was quoted as saying, "The Eta Acquarids are tiny grains of dust that originated in Halley's comet. The dust slams into the atmosphere at 66 kilometres per second, burning up at roughly 100 kilometres altitude, producing meteors, or shooting stars." Eta Aquarids was best visible for people in the Southern Hemisphere. It's the clear night sky sans the city lights which makes the celestial events bright.
Check Out Pictures of Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower:
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Meanwhile, the Orionids meteor shower also originates from the same comet in October. Also, there are more celestial events coming up. Super Flower Moon will appear May 7 at 10:45 UTC. The Halley's Comet is visible from Earth only every 76 years as that is the time it takes to make a complete revolution around the Sun. It was last seen in 1986 and will be next visible again until 2061. According to NASA, vaporising debris comes flying into our atmosphere at a speed of 1,48,000 miles per hour.
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