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Dueling meteor showers to peak Monday night, up to 25 meteors per hour possible

By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior content editor

Published Jul 26, 2019 6:12 PM EDT | Updated Jul 29, 2019 4:03 PM EDT

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The month of July will wrap up with the peak of not one, but two meteor showers! They are the Southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids. Don't miss out on catching some shooting stars on the night of July 29-30.

From a total solar eclipse to spectacular views of Saturn, July has featured a wide range of astronomical events. And on Monday night, the month will conclude with the first meteor shower in nearly three months.

Not one, but two meteor showers will peak on the night of Monday, July 29, into the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 30: The southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids. This will be the first time since the Eta Aquarids in early May that meteors have rained down from the heavens.

A combination of 20 to 25 meteors will be visible per hour, as long as clouds do not interfere with viewing conditions.

meteor shower viewing conditions

Millions of skygazers in the eastern United States will step outside on Monday night to see mainly cloud-free conditions for the peak of the showers. However, those in bigger cities, such as Boston, Philadelphia and Atlanta, will need to head to darker areas away from the light pollution that will hamper viewing conditions.

Mainly clear conditions are also on tap for most of the central and western U.S., while rain, thunderstorms and clouds will obscure the sky across the Great Lakes and parts of Arizona and New Mexico.

Folks that miss out on the meteor showers on Monday night should still be able to spot some into the first nights of August as the showers both have a broad peak.

“[The southern Delta Aquarids] produce good rates for a week centered on the night of maximum,” the American Meteor Society (AMS) explained on its website.

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This year will be a particularly good year to view these meteor showers as they peak just a few nights before the new moon. This means that there will be very little natural light pollution; however, light pollution from city lights can still disrupt viewing.

When and where to look

Like most meteor showers, the best time to look for shooting stars on Monday night will be after midnight, local time. Onlookers stepping outside before midnight should still be able to spot some streaking across the sky, but in fewer numbers than the latter half of the night.

Meteors associated with both the southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids radiate from the southern sky near the constellations of Aquarius and Capriornus, the constellations for which their names derive.

However, meteors will be able to be seen in all areas of the sky, not just near the radiant points.

two meteor showers

Stargazers that miss out on the dueling meteor showers do not have to wait long for the next meteor shower to grace the sky.

As the calendar turns to August, stargazers will have their eyes focused on the Perseids, one of the best meteor showers of the entire year, which peaks on the night of Aug. 12 into the early morning of Aug. 13.

“The Perseids are the most popular meteor shower as they peak on warm August nights as seen from the Northern Hemisphere,” the AMS said.

“Normal rates seen from rural locations range from 50-75 shower members per hour at maximum,” the AMS added, with even more possibly visible far away from light pollution. However, the nearly full moon during the peak of the Perseids will reduce the number of shooting stars able to be seen during 2019’s showing.


Questions or comments? Email Brian Lada at Brian.Lada@accuweather.com and be sure to follow him on Twitter!
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