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Twin meteor showers will peak tonight — but viewing may be tricky - Fox News
Jul 28, 2021 54 secs

The Southern Delta Aquariids and the lesser Alpha Capricornids are set to peak on Wednesday, .

According to the American Meteor Society (AMS), the Alpha Capricornids – named for the constellation Capricorn – are active from July 3 through Aug.

Comparatively, the Southern Delta Aquariids – suspected to be sourced from Comet 96P Machholz – are best viewed in the Southern Hemisphere and southern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.

According to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the shower is active from July 12 through August 23 and produces approximately 20 faint meteors per hour. .

While interested parties can best view the Delta Aquariids – named for the constellation Aquarius – during the shower's peak, the moon's presence obscures the meteors from sight. .

While NASA says the best chance to view the Delta Aquariids on Wednesday will be to direct one's gaze halfway between the horizon and the zenith and 45 degrees from the constellation Aquarius, interested parties can also catch the Delta Aquariids in August during the highly anticipated Perseid meteor shower

In a meteor shower, meteors are moving toward Earth from the same angle, though moving from different locations

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