The month of July wraps up with not one but two meteor showers peaking. The Southern Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids will join forces for a weekend full of shooting stars.
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00:02 The final weekend of July will feature shooting stars.
00:09 Catch the peak of two meteor showers
00:11 on the nights of July 30th and July 31st,
00:15 the Southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids.
00:20 Unlike most meteor showers,
00:22 when peak levels are usually one night events,
00:24 the dueling meteor showers peaks have a plateau-like effect,
00:28 meaning stargazers have a week
00:30 centered around the nights of July 30th and 31st
00:33 to see shooting stars.
00:35 The dueling showers combine for 15 to 20 meteors per hour.
00:39 The Alpha Capricornid meteor showers
00:42 are known for producing bright fireballs.
00:44 A nearly full moon will compete with the showers
00:47 for most of the night.
00:48 Try to keep the moon out of your sight
00:50 to protect your night vision
00:51 and increase the likelihood of seeing meteors.
00:54 The best time to view the meteor showers
00:56 will be after 3 a.m. local time when the moon sets.
01:00 The Southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids
01:04 come before an even bigger meteor shower in August,
01:08 the Perseids.
01:09 Be sure to check out the latest forecast
01:12 before heading outside by visiting AccuWeather.com
01:15 or downloading the AccuWeather app.
01:17 Reporting for AccuWeather,
01:19 I'm meteorologist Justin Povic.
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