Two meteor showers visible from the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern delta Aquariids and the alpha Capricornids, will peak between Monday and Wednesday.
When it comes to meteor showers, the showy Perseids tend to grab the spotlight. That shower's peak display is headed our way in a couple of weeks, but Monday night there's a preview of coming attractions. Two meteor showers visible from the Northern Hemisphere will peak between Monday and Wednesday, according to the American Meteor Society. The Southern Delta Aquariids will peak either Monday night or early Tuesday morning.
You should let your eyes adjust to the darkness for about 30 minutes in an area without city or street lights, NASA advises. 'Be patient — the show will last until dawn,' the agency says, 'so you have plenty of time to catch a glimpse.' Meteors are bits of broken asteroids and comet dust that collide with Earth's atmosphere as it travels around the sun, NASA says. The meteors burn up as they fall toward Earth, creating the 'shooting star' phenomenon.
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