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According to Margaret Campbell-Brown and Peter Brown in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's 2022"Observer's Handbook," the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is predicted to peak early on Friday morning . Under ideal conditions about 40 to 60 of these very swift meteors can be seen per hour — one of the best of the principal annual meteor displays. The very brightest of these meteors leave glowing, long-lasting trails behind them.
There is, however, a drawback if you plan to watch for these meteors this year — at least for those watching from north of the equator. The radiant is located near the asterism popularly known as"Water Jar" of the constellation, which comes above the eastern horizon around 2:30 a.m. local daylight time.
Now from the Southern Hemisphere, the Eta Aquarids is considered to be the best meteor display of the year. For places including Melbourne, Australia, Dunedin, New Zealand, Santiago, Chile and Cape Town, South Africa, the Water Jar of Aquarius climbs more than halfway up the eastern sky by the first light of dawn, allowing meteor observers to enjoy a very fine meteor show for a few hours.
Because of this, the actual observed rates are usually much lower than the oft-quoted 40 to 60 per hour. 25 meteors per hour at 26-degrees north latitude ,About 5 or less north of latitude 45 .
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