With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong meteor shower, but only when viewed from the tropics and south of the equator. According to the American Meteor Society, between 10 and 30 meteors per hour are expected just before dawn for viewers north of the equator.

Start the first full week of May under the night sky with the peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. This shower produces meteors that originate from Halley's Comet.