{"id":9433,"date":"2019-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/a-dazzling-meteor-shower-will-be-visible-over-adelaide-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2019-05-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T00:00:00","slug":"a-dazzling-meteor-shower-will-be-visible-over-adelaide-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/a-dazzling-meteor-shower-will-be-visible-over-adelaide-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dazzling Meteor Shower Will Be Visible Over Adelaide This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Local stargazers are getting ready for a treat this weekend as the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/23363-eta-aquarid-meteor-shower.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eta Aquarids<\/a> meteor shower reaches its peak.<\/h3>\n<p>The spectacular light show occurs as the Earth travels through debris left behind by Halley\u2019s Comet, and those of us living in the southern hemisphere get the best look at it.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2019-05-03\/eta-aquariids-meteor-shower-set-for-this-weekend\/11073456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some reports<\/a>, the best viewing will be around May 4-5, while astronomy researcher Dave Reneke tips May 6-7 as peak time.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2019 Set To Dazzle! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Syuq84gwMh\">https:\/\/t.co\/Syuq84gwMh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Reneke (@Astro_Dave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astro_Dave\/status\/1124179744214224898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>Dave writes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidreneke.com\/eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-2018-is-peaking-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">davidreneke.com<\/a>:<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<blockquote>&#13;\n\t<p>\u201cChances are you are not planning on waking up at 3:00am but if you do, you could be treated to a spectacular light show in the sky. They should appear during the predawn hours. Just before daybreak on May 6\/7 is the peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. There won\u2019t be much moonlight and the skies will be nice and dark, so they\u2019ll show up quite visible.<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n\t<p>\u201cThis meteor display is active in the first weeks of May and produces long streaks whose paths are aimed away from the \u2018water jar\u2019 of Aquarius\u2026<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n\t<p>\u201cMeteor trails will rise from the east from 2:00am, so if you have a good view of the horizon, you will be able to see them straight away, up until sunrise.\u201d<\/p>&#13;\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local stargazers are getting ready for a treat this weekend as the annual Eta Aquarids meteor shower reaches its peak. The spectacular light show occurs as the Earth travels through debris left behind by Halley\u2019s Comet, and those of us living in the southern hemisphere get the best look at it. 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