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Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2023 peaking now! See pieces of Halley’s Comet in the night sky

By Robert Lea published 1 day ago

This annual meteor shower is created by debris left by Halley’s comet as it makes its roughly 76-year orbit of the sun.

The annual Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks on Friday (May 5) and Saturday (May 6), offering skywatchers the opportunity to see debris from Halley’s Comet as it enters Earth’s atmosphere at incredible speeds and burns up.

This year the meteor shower began lighting up the night sky over Earth on April 19 and will last until May 28, so even after its peak there will be plenty of opportunity to catch fireballs streaking through the sky.

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