Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids 2026

Active Sun 19 Apr, 00:00 → Thu 28 May, 23:59

Use your naked eyes. Meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, so a telescope's narrow field of view is not helpful.

Find a dark open area with a wide sky view. Allow 20–30 minutes for dark adaptation — avoid phone screens (or use Red Mode).

The radiant is in Aquarius, but for longer meteor trails look roughly 30–60° away from it rather than directly at it.

Reference ZHR

Idealised zenithal hourly rate under perfect dark skies with the radiant at the zenith. Real observed rates are usually lower.

Speed

66 km/s

Parent body

1P/Halley

Global maximum

Wed 06 May, 09:00