Meteor showers the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids to light up the sky across Austrlia this weekend

Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are set to light up the sky across the country this weekend.

Both showers are expected to peak during the evenings of July 30 and 31.

They will have to compete with a bright moon that’s 95 per cent full, but the Alpha Capricornids may still produce some fireballs that could outshine the moon.

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The Delta Aquariids, also called the Southern Delta Aquariids, will favour skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere, although they will still be visible in the Northern Hemisphere, according to EarthSky.

The best time to see the Delta Aquariids is about 2am in the regions where the shower is visible, but the full moon may make these faint meteors more difficult to see.

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