Helsinki, Finland
Eta Aquariids 2027 from Helsinki
The Eta Aquariids peak on the night of Thursday, May 6, but the radiant barely clears the horizon from Helsinki, so few meteors, if any, will be visible.
The night at a glance
- Gets dark
- 12:02 AM
- Radiant rises
- Does not rise
- Light again
- 2:30 AM
- Moon
- 1% lit and below the horizon all night
Times are local to Helsinki, worked out for the city centre. Dark means the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon.
About the Eta Aquariids
The Eta Aquariids are active from late April to late May. The meteors are debris from Halley's Comet (1P/Halley) and hit the atmosphere at about 66 km per second. At the peak, a perfectly dark sky with the radiant overhead would show about 50 an hour. Real counts are lower.