The meteor shower is expected to peak on the mornings of May 5 and 6, 2020, but will also coincide with a supermoon on May 7. GENESEO, N.Y. - The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, caused by particles from Halley’s comet, is expected to peak this week — but stargazers will have just a narrow window of time to catch the light show.
For those in the northern hemisphere, May is the best spring month to view meteor activity, according to the American Meteor Society, a nonprofit dedicated to meteor astronomy research and education.
The Eta Aquarids are “very active” in the first two weeks of May, but are only visible in the few hours prior to daybreak. The meteor shower is expected to peak on the mornings of May 5 and 6, but will also coincide with a