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Meteor shower guide 2025: Next up is the Eta Aquariids
- The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak in early May and is best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere, but Northern Hemisphere viewers might also see some meteors.
- The best mornings to watch the Eta Aquariids are on May 5 and 6, 2025, in the hours before dawn, with varying peak times predicted by experts.
- The peak of the Eta Aquariid shower stretches out over several days, leading to elevated meteor numbers a few days before and after the predicted peak time.
- The first quarter moon on May 4 will provide moonless skies in the post-midnight hours for viewing the 2025 Eta Aquariids.
- The Eta Aquariids' radiant point will be near the star Eta Aquarii in the constellation Aquarius, rising in the wee hours and climbing toward its highest point at dawn.
- The Eta Aquariid meteor shower favors latitudes in the southern U.S. or the Southern Hemisphere, where the radiant appears higher in the morning sky.
- The Delta Aquariid meteor shower in late July to mid-August will have a peak predicted for July 30, 2025, and is best viewed from latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The Delta Aquariids tend to be fainter than Perseid meteors, with a maximum hourly rate of 15 to 20 meteors under ideal moonless conditions.
- The Delta Aquariids' radiant point will be near the star Skat in the constellation Aquarius, with about 5% to 10% of meteors leaving glowing ionized gas trails.
- The Perseid meteor shower in mid-July to mid-August will peak on August 12, 2025, offering potentially 90 meteors per hour under a dark sky with no moon.
- The radiant point for the Perseids is in the constellation Perseus the Hero, with the shower being most intense just before dawn and visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
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