Meteor Shower: Where to see the peaks of Delta Aquarido and Alpha Capriconid

Sky-Gazers may have a good chance to see fireballs this week, past the night sky. Two meteor showers (Alpha Capriconid and South Delta Aquarido) peak, with the other ramp up.

The Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower is best known for producing very bright meteors that may look like a shooting star, but will most likely be visible at 1am Wednesday, according to Robert Lunsford, Fireball Report Coordinator for the American Meteor Society. Its radiation – the point at which meteor stripes appear to be generated – is in the constellations of Capricorn.

Alpha Capriconids are visible all over the world, but are most commonly found in places like Australia and Africa, according to Bill Cook, a lead at NASA’s Weather Environment Office. These meteors are expected to be displayed at a rate of 3-5 per hour. If you are looking from the Northern Hemisphere, you can get a glimpse of it with a lower eyelid along the southern sky.

If it wakes up later, you can see the Southern Delta Aquaridos reach peak activity at 3am Wednesday, Lansford said. The southern Delta Aquariid, the most visible in the Southern Hemisphere, is showered with stronger showers than the Capriconid. People located in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, such as the United States, can expect to be able to see up to 10-15 meteors per hour, while people in the Southern Hemisphere may see 20-25 per hour.

According to Lansford, the Aquariid appears to flow from the southern part of the Aquarius constellation, about 40 degrees east of the Capricorn constellation.

Both showers will be available until August 13th, but there is disagreement about the dates when the peak occurs. American Meteor Society experts say peak activity occurs from Tuesday night to early Wednesday mornings, but NASA people say it happens on Wednesday night.

“Meteor shower peak times are not constant each year. They may vary by plus or minus one or two days,” Cook said.

But missing the peak isn’t something to worry about, according to Lansford. “It’s not a really sharp peak… you can go outside on the 31st or 29th and see almost the same activity.”

For best viewing, avoid areas of bright light and objects, such as tall trees and buildings, that can obscure the view of the sky. Choosing a high altitude location, such as mountains and hills, can make it easier to find these showers.

According to Cook, it is a common phenomenon that multiple meteor showers occur simultaneously. “For example, during Perseid, you have the remains of the Southern Delta Aquariid,” he said.

Currently, Alpha Capriconid, South Delta Aquarido and Perseid are all active, and Perseid has not reached its peak, but we may still see some of its meteors this week. According to Lunsford, you could also see 10-12 meteors that are not associated with any of these showers.

The Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids are visible each year as they pass through debris fields left behind by two Jupiter family comets, 169p/Neat (Alpha Capricornids) and P2008/Y12 (Southern Delta Aquariids). Cook also says that every year, “We’re Alpha Capriconid) showers will become the strongest shower visible from the Earth in 200 years and 200 years.

For those interested in contributing to astronomers’ understanding of meteors, this week we offer a great opportunity to count the number of meteors seen in the night sky and report to places like the American Meteor Society.

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According to date and time, on September 7th and 8th, a total lunar eclipse will be visible in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, eastern South America, Alaska and parts of Antarctica.

A lunar solar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes precisely between the sun and the moon, casting the latter into the shadows, making it appear dark or dim.

According to the Natural History Museum in London, when the moon sits in the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow, the rays of the sun can bend around the Earth, allowing light to suffocate to the surface of the moon. Some call the result “blood moon.”

Two weeks after the total lunar eclipse, on September 21st, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Australia, the Atlantic, Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.

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