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This week offers a great opportunity to observe two major meteor showers, the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids, with peak activity expected around Tuesday and Wednesday nights, providing a chance to see bright fireballs and numerous meteors, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, while also enjoying other celestial events like full moons and eclipses in 2025.
This week, sky-gazers can observe two major meteor showers, the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids, reaching their peaks with potential for bright fireballs, alongside the ongoing Perseids and upcoming celestial events like eclipses and full moons, offering a rich period for astronomical observation.
This week, sky-gazers can observe the peak of two meteor showers, the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids, with the best viewing times around midnight and early morning, especially from the Southern Hemisphere. The showers are visible through August 13, and the week also offers opportunities to see other celestial events like the Perseid meteor shower, full moons, and eclipses. Experts recommend finding dark, high-altitude locations for optimal viewing and encourage reporting sightings to aid scientific understanding.
This week offers a good chance to see meteor showers like the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, especially in dark skies after midnight, as the Perseid meteor shower's visibility is hampered by the bright moon. The Perseids peak in August and are expected to be more spectacular in 2026, with predictions of an outburst of meteors.
In the early morning of July 30, the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers will peak simultaneously, offering a bright and clear display of up to a dozen meteors per hour under dark skies, with optimal viewing conditions due to a quarter moon and minimal light pollution.
Late July offers a spectacular opportunity for stargazers to observe three meteor showers—the Alpha Capricornids, Southern Delta Aquariids, and Perseids—especially with the moon setting early, providing dark skies for optimal viewing, with peak activity around July 30 for the first two and mid-August for the Perseids.
On the night of July 29-30, two meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, will peak, offering up to 25 shooting stars per hour in dark skies, with the best viewing from the Southern Hemisphere and predawn hours in the Northern Hemisphere.
Three active meteor showers—Southern Delta Aquariids, Alpha Capricornids, and Perseids—are lighting up the sky in late July, offering excellent opportunities for summer skywatching, especially around their peak nights on July 29-30 and August 12-13, with the Perseids being the most prominent.
This summer, three meteor showers—the alpha Capricornids, Southern delta Aquariids, and Perseids—are active, offering multiple opportunities for skywatchers to see shooting stars, with the Perseids peaking in mid-August despite moonlight interference.
The second half of July and early August offer prime opportunities to view three major meteor showers—the Alpha Capricornids, Perseids, and Southern Delta Aquariids—with optimal viewing conditions due to moon phases, making it an ideal time for skywatching enthusiasts to observe these spectacular celestial events.
Two meteor showers, the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids, will peak simultaneously on the night of July 30-31, offering a spectacular display of up to 30 shooting stars per hour, visible across the U.S., especially in the south, during a dark, moonless night.
July kicks off meteor shower season with a double feature on July 30, showcasing the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids. Skywatchers, especially in southern latitudes, can expect to see a meteor every two minutes during peak hours. The Delta Aquariids will provide up to 25 meteors per hour, while the Alpha Capricornids will offer bright fireballs. Optimal viewing is in dark locations during predawn hours. The Perseid meteor shower in mid-August will also offer a spectacular display.
Two meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are set to peak early Tuesday in the Willamette Valley, offering residents from Portland to Eugene a chance to see shooting stars. The Southern Delta Aquariids, suspected to be debris from the comet 96P Machholz, can produce around 20 fireballs per hour, while the Alpha Capricornids, made up of particles from the 169P/NEAT comet, are brighter and easier to spot, with the potential for fireballs that outshine the moon. The best time to view the meteor showers is between 2 to 4 a.m., away from city lights and in an elevated area.
The Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower and the Alpha Capricornids meteor shower will be visible tonight in Arizona. The best time to view the meteor showers is in the early morning hours, around 2 to 4 a.m. local time. The Southern Delta Aquariids may produce bright fireballs that could outshine the moon. To observe the meteor showers, find a dark location away from city lights, lie flat on your back, and look up at the sky. Some recommended locations in Arizona for stargazing include Grand Canyon National Park, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Mount Lemmon, Sedona, and Chiricahua National Monument.
The Southern Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers will coincide on Sunday night into Monday morning, offering stargazers a chance to witness a "doubleheader" astronomical event. With the moon setting after 3 a.m., the best viewing time is in the early morning hours. Expect around 15 to 20 meteors per hour, visible in any direction across a wide range of sky. The event can be observed from the end of July through the start of August.