Eta Aquaridy patria k deviatim hlavným meteorickým rojom, sú rýchlym rojom s geocentrickou rýchlosťou 64 km/s. Roj bude aktívny od 3.mája do 10.mája 2021 s pomerne širokým maximom, ktorého vrchol pripadá na noc 5. – 6.mája 2021. The conditions for observation in 2021 are favorable - the moonlight will interfere only minimally, since on the day of the maximum the Moon is 3 days after the last quarter. We will see the most meteors in the morning sky before sunrise.
The most suitable time for connections in the SW-NW direction is 07-10 UT, in the E-W direction 04-09 UT and in the SE-NW direction it is 06-10 UTC. In the N-S direction, the best time for connections is not.