Star Watchers to Enjoy Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Show’s Longer Fiery Effect This Mid-August

Sky gazers in North America has something great to look forward to this Thursday and Friday. The skies will shine bright as the Delta Aquarids create a celestial light show with an estimated of about 20 fire balls per hour.

Unlike any other meteor rain show, the Delta Aquarids Meteor Show is what the experts think would captivate the heart of its audience more. That is because of the angle where the Delta Aquarids will enter the Earth and the position the surface where it will land. Unlike other meteors, every ball of fire will have a longer fiery paths of ionized gas that could possibly last for at most two seconds, as reported by the Weather Plus.

"These are slow moving. They are more zoop than zip," Senior Editor of Sky and Telescope magazine Alan MacRobert shared. "Pretty much look wherever the sky is darkest and away from the moon," he added.

Though the Delta Aquarids is best visible in the Northern part of the equator especially in North America, other places near its location can still enjoy the breathtaking show. The best time to watch it is when the constellation Aquarius is in the highest part of heavens, which is between 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. That is if the sky is clear, according to Sky and Telescope. And because the light of the moon can greatly affect the visibility of the meteors, it is best to look at the sky if it's dark.

The Delta Aquari's name was taken from one of the magnitude stars of the Aquarius constellation, as reported by My Fox 8. That is because the constellation plays an important role on how and where the celestial show appears in the sky. In the Aquarius central point, the balls of light from this celestial show streak away. That central point is called the constellation's "radiant".