Eta Aquariid meteor shower 2027 in Colorado Springs: the sky above you

The real sky over Colorado Springs, United States at 6 May 2027, 04:00 local time: 2,977 stars above the horizon, including Arcturus, Vega, Altair. This is the peak night of the Eta Aquariids, Halley's Comet's spring shower and a southern-sky favourite. Free to view, printable as an A3 star chart.

The Eta Aquariids radiant is 16° above the horizon over Colorado Springs at that moment — the poster marks it.

The Moon was below the horizon over Colorado Springs at that moment — a new moon, 0% lit — so it leaves the sky to the stars, and the poster shows it the way the night really was.

Brightest named stars up at that moment: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Spica, Antares, Deneb. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (38.83°) and longitude (-104.82°) of Colorado Springs. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.