We ’re officially in the center of meteor shower season . The Perseids andAlpha Capricornidsare presently participating , and early this calendar week , afireball meteorwas seeable streaking across the night sky over New England . On Sunday , July 28 , the unaccented show will continue : That dark , the Delta Aquariids will reach their peak , and an " old moon " will make it one of the good shooting star exhibitor of the summer , Travel + Leisurereports .
The Delta Aquariids become visible starting July 12 and last through August 23 . They ’re the issue of a trail of blank space dust that a comet called 96P / Machholz allow behind as it circles the Sun . Every year , the Earth slip by through this junk field , producing sprout asterisk as numerous as 20 per hour displace up to 25 miles per second at the shower ’s peak .
The Delta Aquariids are often overshadowed by the Perseids , a much more dependable meteor exhibitor that ’s active around the same clip of class . But this summer , the Delta Aquariids are the spectacle to catch . The peak of the Perseids coincide with a full moon , which means many shooting star that would otherwise be seeable will be washed out . The peak of the Delta Aquariids , on the other hand , fall on a late rising moon , or old moonshine . Sunday is just a few days by from the raw moon on August 1 , so skies will be specially slur that night , making for great viewing conditions for the meteor cascade .
To increase your opportunity of spotting shooting stars , wait until around midnight , when sky are darkest , on late Sunday night / other Monday morning to look up . Meteors will come from the south , around the direction of the constellation Aquarius . As is the case with any celestial issue , areas with low faint pollution will pop the question the best views .
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