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Double meteor showers peak this week, but the moon may steal the show
Ground News • • science
Key Points:
- Two meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids, are set to peak simultaneously over the UK this week, offering a spectacular celestial display.
- The Southern Delta Aquariids, active since mid-July and continuing until late August, will produce up to fifteen meteors per hour at their peak between July 28 and 30.
- A nearly full moon may partially obscure the visibility of these meteor showers, which are remnants of comets passing through Earth's orbit.
- Similar fireball sightings have been reported globally, including a sonic boom from a meteor over New Zealand, indicating increased meteor activity worldwide.
