Should Be Good Meteor Show Tonight (Mon)

[Ann]

http://www.universetoday.com/111650/revisit-halleys-comet-stay-up-late-for-tonights-eta-aquarid-meteor-shower/

Let's hope for clear skies! I remember seeing Halleys comet so clearly in April 1997 over Carsington Water in Derbyshire, it was great.

[tonyav]

At what time are they expected to show, Ann.

[Ann]

It says an hour or two before dawn but visible approx 3 hours. Look to the East.

[tonyav]

Thanks Ann.

[Ann]

More articles

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/eta-aqaurids.html

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-eta-aquarid-meteor-shower#when-how

[Peter Pedant]

Ann.... Halley must have made a special return journey just for you my sweet...

" about every 75 years, making it possible for a human to see it twice in his or her lifetime. The last time it was here was in 1986, and it is projected to return in 2061. "

but I am glad you enjoyed it

and thx I will stick my head out this evg for the aquarids....

[Ann]

Hi Wendilla, have you heard any more about this today?

[wendilla]

METEORS FROM HALLEY'S COMET: Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on the night of May 5-6 with as many as 60 meteors per hour in the southern hemisphere and half that number in the north. No matter where you live, the best time to look is during the dark hours before local sunrise on May 6th. [photo gallery] [meteor radar]

[Ann]

thanks Wendilla, hope it is clear :)

[wendilla]

I saw it too in 86 . Everytime I went out the front and to the left it was there for quite awhile.

[Frank97]

Probably thinking of Hale Bopp, that was around in 1997.

[wendilla]

Yes Frank you are right . It was hale bopp.

[viv38]

Hale Bopp was fabulous and with a good pair of binoculars, you could see two separate tails !