The Delta Aquarid meteor shower will be at its peak and brightest from July 28 to July 31.
Those eager to have a good view of the meteor shower can secure a good viewing spot by avoiding city lights. Viewers can expect around 10 to 12 meteors flying the night sky, per hour, which can increase up to 15 to 20 meteors in an hour, as the night deepens.
This year's shower might be more difficult to view because the peak coincides with the glaring, almost-full, waxing gibbous moon. It is also wise to get a good nap in during the day, as the meteor shower is expected to start around two in the morning, according to Earthsky.
Meteor showers are typically the dust and rocks that comets leave behind as they fly through the solar system. When Earth passes through a comet's tail, its gravitational pull attracts their debris, which then enters the atmosphere, burns up, and is seen as a falling star, or meteor, according to Business Insider.
For those who want to catch the meteor shower but are unavailable on those dates, you can still catch a glimpse of the shooting stars all the way up to Aug. 23, only then, it will be more difficult and challenging since the showers will be past the peak point, Christian Today reports.
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower will overlap with the Perseid meteor shower which will also occur Aug. 11-14, with the peak probably happening on the 13th, according to another report by Earthsky.
