The meteors we currently see as members of the Eta Aquariid shower separated from Halley's Comet hundreds of years ago.

The current orbit of Halley's Comet does not pass close enough to the Earth to be a source of meteoric activity.

[3] The Eta Aquariids were the first meteor shower linked to Halley's comet and are usually two to three times stronger than the October Orionids.

The Eta Aquariids are the third strongest annual meteor shower observable at Earth and occur at the descending node of Halley's comet.

However, in 2013, the maximum Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR) exceeded the average level significantly for about two days.