Can it be seen from Chile?

May will be favored with an incredible meteor shower which will not be seen again for 22 years. The Eta Aquarids They are meteorites caused by material from Halley’s Comet, which is about 3,000 years old. When can they be seen and from where? Find out all the details below.

Will the Eta Aquarid meteor shower be seen in Chile?

Yes, according to what NASA reported, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower It can be seen both in the northern hemisphere and in the southern hemisphere.

In fact, the lower part of the Earth, where Chile is located, will be even more favored in terms of frequency.

While in the northern hemisphere you can see about 10 meteors per hour, in the southern hemisphere you can see up to one meteorite per minute.

When and at what time can it be seen?

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower can be seen from the May 2 to 6but the moment of maximum observation will occur between night of May 4 and early morning of May 5.

In 2022, the meteor shower’s peak was visually hindered by May’s full moon, which was too bright. This 2024 there seems to be more luck; The only drawback is that the best time to see it is in the early morning, starting at 4:00 am.

The surprising origin of Eta Aquarids

The director of the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Bill Cookeexplained that many of the shooting stars seen during the year are caused by material from the Halley comet.

When the Earth collides with that debris, streaks of light can be seen crossing the sky. And when the planet moves through concentrated clumps of material, you get a meteor burst.

Although the last time an Eta Aquarid meteor shower could be seen was in 2022, the next opportunity will not come until 22 years from now, in 2046.