As theSouthern Delta Aquariidsreach their peak and begin to wane, theAlpha Capricornidsstart to emerge.
This shower will have its best night for visibility on July 30.
Only around five meteors per hour are expected to be visible from this relatively weak shower.
In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia.© NASA/Bill Ingalls
People in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres will have an equally good view of the shower.
The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids are a warm-up act for the headliner to come.
As many as 100 meteors per hour will streak across the sky.
The radiant for the Perseids is near the Perseus constellation.
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