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This Meteor Shower, With Up to 20 Meteors Per Hour, Will Peak This Weekend — When and How to See It
28.07.2023 - 13:19 / travelandleisure.com / Star
If catching a meteor shower is on your 2023 bucket list, you’re in luck. Late July welcomes the peak of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower, with an average of 10 to 20 meteors per hour.
The shower, best visible from midnight to dawn, requires adark-sky location for viewing, such as anational park orstargazing hotel. Look for a location with wide-open views toward the southern sky,according to Royal Museums Greenwich. Also, be patient; your eyes need around 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness.
Here’s everything to know about the 2023 Delta Aquariid meteor shower, from where to look to how it happens.
Like all meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids’ “shooting stars” are not stars at all. They’re pieces of debris from comet 96P/Machholz that collide with our atmosphere,according to NASA. You can see the meteors in and around the Aquarius constellation, including its bright star Delta — hence the Delta Aquariids name.
Much to stargazers’ chagrin, this year’s July 28-30 meteor shower peak coincides with a nearly full moon. The lunar illumination will drown out many meteor streaks — but don’t cancel your plans. For the best odds, head out after the moon sets, roughly after midnight in the northern hemisphere, to enjoy the show.According to the Farmers’ Almanac, you could see 10 to 20 meteors per hour during the peak.
The Delta Aquariids are most active in the southern hemisphere, but northern hemisphere sky-gazers can also admire the show from mid to southern latitudes,according to Royal Museums Greenwich. Watch for the sky streaks around the Aquarius constellation, but keep an eye on Perseus as well. The Perseid meteor shower, which runs from July 14 through September 1, may impress with an early show before its Aug. 12-13 peak.
You don’t need supplies like a telescope orstargazing binoculars to monitor the Delta Aquariid meteor shower. You can catch the show with your naked eye, but to do so, you’ll need a dark-sky perch with limited light pollution and a wide-open sky — think a lakefront, hilltop, or open prairie.
Additionally, give your eyes about 30 minutes sans light to adjust to the darkness for full viewing. Time your stargazing trip to the post-moonset hours; the spectacle will last until dawn each morning of the July 28-30 peak.
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