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loveisamyth 68M
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5/5/2015 11:40 am
METEORS FROM HALLEY'S COMET
The Canadian Meteor Orbit Radar (CMOR) is detecting a "hot spot" in the sky today. Note the circled region labeled "ETA" in the May 5th radar map below. This is a sign that the Eta Aquariid meteor shower is underway.



Eta Aquariid meteors come from Halley's Comet. Although the comet itself is more than 5 billion km from Earth, bits of dust from Halley are in the neighborhood. Every year, Earth crosses the debris zone in early May, and we see a meteor shower. The 2015 Eta Aquariid display is expected to peak on May 5-6 with 10 to 50 meteors per hour.

The best time to look is during the hours before local dawn on May 6th. Patient sky watchers could see dozens of meteors despite glare from the waning full Moon.

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