Two different meteor showers are scheduled to peak on that night.
As a result, it will be possible to see a meteor every two minutes during the darkest hours.
The Delta Aquariids will be the source for most of the meteors.
In this 30-second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. (Photo: Bill Ingalls/NASA)
Up to 25 per hour will stud the sky in late July.
The Alpha Capricornids will be less frequent.
However, they’ll be brighter and might even include some fireballs.
The Eta Aquariids meteor shower, which peaked in early May, was captured in this stunning image byastrophotographerPetr Horálek. It was taken near San Pedro de Atacama, a Chilean town about 50 km away from the Chajnantor observatory site, where APEX and ALMA, astronomical facilities co-owned by ESO, are located. The Eta Aquariids meteors are caused by leftover debris from Halley’s comet and make up the bright, arrow-like darts of light in the photo. (Photo: P. Horalek/European Southern Observatory,CC BY-NC-SA)
What is notable about this shower is the number of bright fireballs produced during its activity period.
The meteor showers' names are based on their radiant.
This is the location in the sky where it appears they’re originating to us on Earth.
Similarly, the Alpha Capricornids will appear to be originating from the star Alpha Capricorni.
If you’re into astrology, you’ll know that Capricorn and Aquarius are next to each other.
The Delta Aquariids originate from the96P Machholz comet and the 169P/NEAT comet created the Alpha Capricornids.