About ETA Aquarids Meteor Shower

 The Eta Aquarids are a meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet. The shower is visible from about April 19 to May 28 every year with peak activity on or around May 5. Unlike most major annual meteor showers, there is no sharp peak for this shower. It lasts approximately one week centered on May 5.

The Eta Aquarids get their name because their radiant (the path or the point within a certain constellation) appears to lie in the constellation Aquaris, near one of the constellation's brightest stars, Eta Aquarii.

ABOUT AQUARIUS

Aquaris is a constellation of the zodiac between Capricornus and Pisces. Its name is Latin for "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier".

It is located in the forth quadrant of the southern hemisphere and can be seen at the latitudes between +65 and -90.

Aquarius is depicted as a young man pouring water from an amphora into the mouth of a Southern Fish ( Piscis Austrinus constellation).

This constellation contains 11 named stars. The stars are named approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

The names are:-

• Albali                                        
• Ancha
• Bosona
• Bunda
• Lionrock
• Marohu
• Sadalmelik
• Sadalsuud
• Situla
• Skat

Sadalsuud and Sadalmelik are the two bright stars in the constellation. Sadalsuud is the brighest among the two. They both are yellow supergiants. (For more information refer this👉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_supergiant_star)

 

PERIOD:

19 April - 28 April

Peak:

5-6 May

Location:

Both Hemisphere

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-By Kumar Amityush